A quick web-search on the phrase 'job application laws' indicates that at the federal level this falls under Department of Labor Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It looks like there is a 'fair credit act' that might cover credit score reports, but a quick review of the sites returned by web-search seem to indicate that questions about background and any sort of history of substance abuse are allowed because these are indicators of potential problems with job performance. That said, some employers will be more likely than others to give folks a chance based on how they handle themselves during an interview.
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