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Independent School District Board of Education No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls536 US 822 (2002) n. 01-332. Supreme Court of the United States. Argued March 19, 2002. Decided June 27, 2002. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT The law: This case deals with the Fourth Amendment and "[t]he right of the people being secure in their persons, their homes, their papers, and their effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” The Fourth Amendment is implicated in the procedure of seeking urine for testing by public school personnel. The school district's policy is reviewed for reasonableness, which is the benchmark of government-related research (Board). The facts of the case: The issue was that the policy violated the Fourth Amendment Two students at Tecumseh High School and their parents pursued this case claiming it involved their Fourth Amendment right to privacy. The District Court (Commission 2) granted summary judgment. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Policy violated the Fourth Amendment. The appeal...