Court Opinion

ID: 9481569
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 08:24:10.747805+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:48:25.663960
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JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. The record in this case is clear that Mayor Dowd and Chief Wilson had received rumors that Ford was involved with drug dealers. Wilson received anonymous calls that Pagedale police officers had been involved with illegal drugs and some mentioned Ford by name. Mayor Dowd received calls telling her that Ford was involved with a person named “Wood” who was a known drug dealer. *1295Ford admitted that rumors of his involvement with illegal drugs were prevalent.
Ford, as a police officer, was subject to call 24 hours a day and carried a firearm. Under these circumstances I do not believe that the recent decisions of the Supreme Court require reversal. The City had compelling governmental interests with respect to Ford’s use or nonuse of drugs, both from the standpoint of his integrity and judgment and his capability to use deadly firearms. As Ford has admitted that rumors of his involvement with illegal drugs were prevalent, I believe it was permissible to obtain the drug screen test, and I would affirm the entry of the summary judgment.