RAWLINGS v. POLICE DEPT. OF JERSEY CITY


133 N.J. 182 (1993)

627 A.2d 602

WILLIE H. RAWLINGS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. POLICE DEPARTMENT OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emanuel S. Fish argued the cause for appellant (Fish, Field, Olesnycky & Livingston, attorneys; Stacy I. Benson, on the brief).

Carol Zylbert, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for respondent (Paul W. Mackey, Acting Corporation Counsel, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

This case presents the issue whether defendant, Police Department of Jersey City (the department), violated the rights of plaintiff, Willie H. Rawlings, a police officer, under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the United States Constitution by directing him to submit a urine sample for mandatory drug testing. The department directed him to provide the sample pursuant to a departmental order that required officers...

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