Chandler v. Miller
| Chandler v. Miller | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 14, 1997 Decided April 15, 1997 | |
| Full case name | Walker L. Chandler v. Zell D. Miller, Governor of Georgia |
| Citations | 520 U.S. 305 (more) 117 S. Ct. 1295; 137 L. Ed. 2d 513; 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2505; 65 U.S.L.W. 4243; 145 A.L.R. Fed. 657; 12 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1233; 97 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2723; 97 Daily Journal DAR 4831; 10 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 393 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 73 F.3d 1543 (11th Cir. 1996) (reversed) |
| Holding | |
| The statute requiring drug testing for all candidates for state offices violated the Fourth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer |
| Dissent | Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Chandler v. Miller, 520 U.S. 305 (1997), was a case before the United States Supreme Court concerning the Constitutionality under the Fourth Amendment of a state statute requiring drug tests of all candidates for certain state offices. The case is notable as being the only one in recent years where the Supreme Court has upheld a challenge to a ballot access restriction from members of a third party, in this case the Libertarian Party of Georgia.