Drugs, policy & procedure, pre-employment testing, Fourth Amendment, public employees.

Several job applicants for positions with a municipal fire department file suit, challenging the municipality's use of a pre-employment drug test. The applicants contend the test is a violation of their constitutional rights. Municipal officials responded with a motion for summary judgment, arguing that public safety must be a higher priority than individual privacy rights. The job candidates petitioned the court for an injunction against the drug test.

This is the first judicial review of this case.

The candidates lose. The United States District Court for the