Florida statute requiring suspicionless drug testing was unconstitutional in violation of the Fourth Amendment
Civil Rights - Florida statute requiring suspicionless drug testing was unconstitutional in violation of the Fourth Amendment
Encouraging employability, protecting children, and conserving public funds were not special needs that justified suspicionless searches of all applicants for benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and therefore, the Florida statute requiring applicants submit to suspicionless drug testing as a condition of eligibility for TANF benefits was unconstitutional for violating the applicants' Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. The state's concerns were general, rather than specific or special to TANF applicants. The state did not quantify the amount of TANF money that was used on the purchase or use of drugs. A study found that 5.2% of applicants tested positive for illegal use of controlled substances. The brief implementation of Florida's testing found 2.67% applicants tested positive.
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