Rittenberg's complaint says the drug testing law violates protections against unreasonable searches and seizures guaranteed by the U.S. and state constitutions. The suit also maintains that the statute is in violation of his plaintiff's rights to due process and his rights against self incrimination. Rittenberg's challenge follows a class action suit filed last week by the Louisiana American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of state judge Philip O'Neill. Rittenberg said that the state will automatically consolidate both cases. Backers of the court challenge are confident that a 1997 Supreme Court ruling striking down a similar Georgia drug testing law will apply to the Louisiana statute.
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