Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. State, Department of Corrections
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1991No. S-3733PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Alaska Department of Corrections has instituted a program of drug testing applicable to all employees and prisoners. Identified individuals may be tested at the discretion of the Department Superintendent or his or her designee for disciplinary or security reasons. 1 In addition, prisoners are subjected to random urine tests using the enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT). 2 Provisions have been made for retesting of the specimen in the event the first test is positive. 3
The specimen will be preserved for independent and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. ChaneyAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- Overseas Motors, Inc. v. Import Motors Limited, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- Los Angeles Branch Naacp v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Cooper v. GwinnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Timothy William HISER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard H. FRANKLIN; Frank Sauser; Al Terrault, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Cameron v. BeardAlaska Supreme Court · 1993
- Jackinsky v. JackinskyAlaska Supreme Court · 1995
- Mathis v. SauserAlaska Supreme Court · 1997
- Larson v. State, Department of CorrectionsAlaska Supreme Court · 2012
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