European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday May 2,19b7 court rules for . Customs drug tests Washington a the supreme court Mem Dikiy allowed the . Customs service to resume drug tests for employees who want promotions to drug enforcement jobs. The court Over one dissenting vote rejected a Union s emergency request to Block the  pending further review of the Case by the justices. Only Justice William j. Brennan voted to Block the drug testing. The National Treasury employees Union is challenging he testing program contending that it is an unwarranted invasion of privacy. The tests require workers to provide urine Sample sin inc presence of someone administering the testing program. The emergency request said the tests would be administered indiscriminately to employees otherwise thought worthy of promotion and who have not been suspected of drug use. But Justice department lawyers urged inc court to reject the request. Any affront to privacy Felt by those applying for inc Altee cd customs service positions is outweighed by the service s interest in ensuring that officials responsible for he interdiction of drug smug gling Are not themselves drug  the government said the testing program was particularly important now because the customs service plans to recruit some 3,000 new employees. Govern ment lawyers said the recruits will include Many peo ple Between 18 and 25, an age group in which use of illegal drugs is most prevalent. The tests were halted Las november after a Federal judge issued an injunction. The judge said the tests Are unconstitutional the sch . Circuit court of Appeal ruled 2-1, on april 21 hat the tests arc lawful. But Federal officials said they decided not to resume the to cols until the supreme court acted on the Union s request. The appeals court said the tests could be considered supreme court Roundup searches but do not intrude unnecessarily on inc privacy rights of workers. 1 n other action the court sent Back to a lower Federal court a lawsuit Stem Ming from the world War ii mass detention of Japa Nese americans in . Prison Camps. The justices by or 8-0 vote said the cose was decided by the wrong Federal appeals court. Made to easier for the government to collect bigger penalties when taxpayers arc negligent. The court by a 7-2 Vole overturned a ruling that had limited the Penally owed by a Tennessee Asphalt producer. Agreed to study the rights of non Union workers in a Battle in which the Reagan administration and some of its supporters Are on opposite sides. The court said it will decide whether non Union members working for private employers May be forced Brian Keaulana 26, holds Kathy tora in 32, out his head while staying on balancing act his surfboard during one of heir prac Tice sessions off Hawaii s Waikiki App Toio teach. They plan to compete in an up coming tandem surfing contest. To pay the equivalent of Union dues even if some of that Money is used for a Union s political pursuits not directly related to collective bargaining. Limited the Power states have to prevent prison inmates from marrying. But the justices gave states sweeping Power Lopre vent inmates from corresponding with inmates another prisons. By a 9-q vote. Hie court threw out a Missouri Regula Tion that required an in Malc to provide a compelling reason if he or she wished to marry. Said Stales May Force employers o provide sever Ance pay of workers who lose their jobs because of Plant closings. In a s-1 ruling the court upheld a Maine Taw against a Challenge hat in violates Federal Laws governing Bene fits for worker and collective bargaining. In the drug testing Case the Treasury employees Union has filed an Appeal to the 5th circuit court s ruling with the supreme court and asked the justices to suspend the ruling until that Appeal is acted on. The Union said the tests also would be ineffective because employees already holding sensitive jobs would not be tested. President Reagan has directed that All Federal Agen cies establish drug screening for sensitive  order is being challenged in another Federal Law suit. The american civil liberties Union has launched Oiher Legal attacks nationwide to Challenge drug testing policies. The Case is Teu is. Von Raab a-847. Group wants fibres included on food labels Washington