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Judge Blocks Mandatory Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients

HeadlineOct 25, 2011

A federal judge has blocked a new Florida law requiring recipients of welfare benefits to pass a drug test. Judge Mary Scriven ruled that the law may violate the Constitution’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

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