Pubdate: Sat, 19 Oct 2002
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2002 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Adam Liptak, NYT
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MICHIGAN: DRUG TESTS FOR WELFARE FAMILIES

Families that receive welfare may have to take drug tests, the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cincinnati, ruled. It 
held that the state's interest in protecting children, in public safety and 
in not paying for illegal drugs was stronger than the recipients' right to 
privacy. Earlier decisions had allowed testing students and people with 
sensitive jobs. A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Graham A. Boyd, said the 
ruling was the first to endorse testing parents.
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