ACLU of Florida Files Suit in Federal Court Challenging Mandatory Drug Testing of Temporary Assistance Applicants

ORLANDO–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011.  The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) today announced it filed suit in federal court seeking to halt implementation of Florida’s new law mandating drug testing of applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program without suspicion of drug use.

The suit, filed Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in federal court in the Middle District of Florida, is on behalf of Luis Lebron, a 35 year-old Orlando resident, Navy veteran…