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Anchorage Police Department Employees Ass'n v. Municipality of Anchorage

AlaskaJune 15, 2001No. S-8137, S-8138 and S-8208Cited 20 times
Mixed ResultMunicipality of Anchorage
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Matthews, Eastaugh, Bryner, Compton, Fabe
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Outcome

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Municipality's substance abuse testing policy for most provisions (upon application, promotion, demotion, transfer, and post-accident), but struck down the at-random testing provision as violating the Alaska Constitution's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

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