Legal Opinion

Amalgamated Transit Union v. Skinner

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 19, 1990No. Nos. 89-5380, 89-5381 and 89-5384PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.

WALD, Chief Judge:

In December 1988, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (“UMTA”) issued regulations to require recipients of federal mass transit funds to implement an anti-drug program for employees who perform sensitive safety functions.1 The required anti-drug program would include urinalysis testing of employees prior to employment, after an accident, when reasonable suspicion of drug use exists, randomly, and before returning to duty after a positive drug test. The rule was intended “to ensure a drug-free transit workforce and to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  2. United States v. Barnes, JohnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
  3. Illinois Public Telecommunications Ass'n v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  4. Michael P. Cronin v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  5. PDK Labs Inc. v. RenoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001

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