A Florida law requiring people seeking welfare benfits to take a drug test has been blocked by a US federal court.
The judge ruled that the law was unconstitutional and infringes a ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
Since the law was introduced in July, nearly 1,600 people have refused to take the test, according to reports.
Under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families scheme those who pass receive $180 (£113) a month, while a family of four receives $364 a month.
While 32 people have failed the test, some 7,000 have passed since the testing began in mid-July, the Associated Press reports......
Judge Mary Scriven ruled on a complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of Luis Lebron, a 35-year-old Navy veteran and single father who applied for the welfare benefits but would not take the drugs test. He applied for benefits while attending university and cares for his four-year-old son and disabled mother./QUOTE]
BBC News - Florida welfare benefit drug test law blocked
Guess this is finally going to start winding its way toward the SCOTUS.