National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab

National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab
Argued November 2, 1988
Decided March 21, 1989
Full case nameNational Treasury Employees Union et al. v. Von Raab, Commissioner, United States Customs Service
Citations489 U.S. 656 (more)
109 S. Ct. 1384; 103 L. Ed. 2d 685
Case history
Prior816 F.2d 170 (5th Cir. 1987)
Holding
The United States Customs Service's drug testing imposed on its employees does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinions
MajorityKennedy, joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, O'Connor
DissentMarshall, joined by Brennan
DissentScalia, joined by Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab, 489 U.S. 656 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Fourth Amendment and its implication on drug testing programs. The majority of the Court upheld the drug testing program in the United States Customs Service.