Supreme Court says strip search of Ariz. teenager illegal

[dbackjon]

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday school officials violated an Arizona teenage girl's rights by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen, saying U.S. educators should not force children to remove their clothing unless student safety is at risk.

In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said that Safford Middle School officials violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches with their treatment of Savana Redding. However, the court also ruled that the Arizona school officials cannot be held financially liable for their search.

Redding was 13 when the educators in rural eastern Arizona conducted the search. They were looking for pills — the equivalent of two Advils. The district bans prescription and over-the-counter drugs and the school was acting on a tip from another student.

The school's search of Redding's backpack and outer clothes was permissible, the court said. But the justices said that officials went too far when they asked to search her underwear

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_ ... rip_search

[dbackjon]

Of course, the worst justice in the history of the court, Clarence Thomas, had the only dissent.

In a dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas found the search legal and said the court previously had given school officials "considerable leeway" under the Fourth Amendment in school settings.

[BlueHen86]

Of course, the worst justice in the history of the court, Clarence Thomas, had the only dissent.

In a dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas found the search legal and said the court previously had given school officials "considerable leeway" under the Fourth Amendment in school settings.

Thomas is a nitwit. A supreme nitwit.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday school officials violated an Arizona teenage girl's rights by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen, saying U.S. educators should not force children to remove their clothing unless student safety is at risk.

In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said that Safford Middle School officials violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches with their treatment of Savana Redding. However, the court also ruled that the Arizona school officials cannot be held financially liable for their search.

Redding was 13 when the educators in rural eastern Arizona conducted the search. They were looking for pills — the equivalent of two Advils. The district bans prescription and over-the-counter drugs and the school was acting on a tip from another student.

The school's search of Redding's backpack and outer clothes was permissible, the court said. But the justices said that officials went too far when they asked to search her underwear

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_ ... rip_search

someone did that to my daughter... i'd be in jail for killing the sob...

how much is too much for punitive damages to ensure that no school district does something like this again?

[AZGrizFan]

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday school officials violated an Arizona teenage girl's rights by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen, saying U.S. educators should not force children to remove their clothing unless student safety is at risk.

In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said that Safford Middle School officials violated the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches with their treatment of Savana Redding. However, the court also ruled that the Arizona school officials cannot be held financially liable for their search.

Redding was 13 when the educators in rural eastern Arizona conducted the search. They were looking for pills — the equivalent of two Advils. The district bans prescription and over-the-counter drugs and the school was acting on a tip from another student.

The school's search of Redding's backpack and outer clothes was permissible, the court said. But the justices said that officials went too far when they asked to search her underwear

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_ ... rip_search

someone did that to my daughter... i'd be in jail for killing the sob...

how much is too much for punitive damages to ensure that no school district does something like this again?

Agreed.

[danefan]

Thomas is nuts sometimes, but I'm surprised Scalia didn't join him.

Of note, some students from my alma-mater (Albany Law) wrote an amicus brief on behalf of the Redding family in this case.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Thomas is nuts sometimes, but I'm surprised Scalia didn't join him.

Of note, some students from my alma-mater (Albany Law) wrote an amicus brief on behalf of the Redding family in this case.

i didn't know clarence could think for himself... he spends most of his time just being Scalia's amen chorus...

[citdog]

Thomas is nuts sometimes, but I'm surprised Scalia didn't join him.

Of note, some students from my alma-mater (Albany Law) wrote an amicus brief on behalf of the Redding family in this case.

i didn't know clarence could think for himself... he spends most of his time just being Scalia's amen chorus...

be careful......you dems gotta have the "field hand vote"