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Middle-School Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by timothy on from the moment-of-claritin dept.

yuna49 writes "The US Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 that the strip search of a 13-year-old girl by officials in an Arizona middle school was unconstitutional. However, by a vote of 7-2, the Court also ruled that the individual school officials could not be held personally liable. A suit for damages against the school district itself is still going forward. We discussed this case at length back in March when the Court decided to hear the case on appeal."

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  1. Re:My Rights Online? by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They're about your rights, and you're reading it online.

    Fucking parsers...

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  2. Alito found a search he didn't like by snsh · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I'm stunned that Sam Alito did not dissent. But I suppose his claim-to-fame is never finding a police-search that he didn't like. Since the search was conducted by a nurse and not the police, his record remains untarnished.

    Although what if they actually did find drugs in the girl's underwear. Would Alito overturn the search then?

  3. Re:And the "!" in the 8 to 1 is... by tverbeek · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I keep expecting Clarence "Uncle" Thomas to pull off the rubber mask and reveal that he's really Joe Stalin.

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