City of Charleston, S.C., et al
Respondents
Robert H. Hood, Counsel of RecordIn 1989, the Medical University of South Carolina began a policy of drug-testing pregnant women it suspected of cocaine use. If the results were positive, the hospital would inform law enforcement officials, who would arrest the woman if she did not seek treatment for her addiction. In 1993, 10 women filed suit against the city of Charleston, the 14 members of the hospital’s board of trustees, and 11 doctors and nurses at the hospital. They alleged that the hospital policy was an improper search without a warrant, thereby violating their Fourth Amendment rights. After the…
