Describes the 1995 Supreme Court case which held that public school officials could do mandatory drug testing if they showed that a drug problem existed among the students, even though individual students were not suspected.

New Jersey V. T.L.O.

by Deborah A Persico

Published 1 April 1998
Details the Supreme Court case that dealt with drug searches by public school employees and debated the Fourth Amendment rights of students.

Mapp V. Ohio

by Deborah A Persico

Published 1 January 1997
The landmark Supreme Court case that dealt with drawing the line between legal and illegal searches of private residences and what evidence obtained from such searches is admissible in court.