Legal Opinion
Freddie Hester v. City of Milledgeville
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 1985No. 85-8010PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a constitutional challenge to a decision by the City of Milledgeville to require its firefighters to undergo polygraph examinations. The district court, 598 F.Supp. 1456, held the examination requirement unconstitutional and enjoined the city from conducting further examinations and from taking any disciplinary action based upon the results of the testing. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
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In 1983, officials of the City of Milledgeville 1 became concerned that city firefighters were involved in illegal drug activity. This concern led the city…
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