U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 26, 2009
School Strip Search Ruled a Violation
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday issued decisions in two school-related cases coming out of Arizona. In one, the court affirmed a 9th Circuit ruling that held that school officials violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a 13-year-old girl who was strip-searched on the suspicion of carrying ibuprofen. In the other, the court reversed the 9th Circuit's finding that a federal judge in Arizona abused his discretion when he required the state to continuously increase funding for ESL instruction.
By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - In a ruling that sets new limits on school searches, the U.S. Supreme Court held Thursday that a school official in Arizona violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a 13-year-old girl by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen. The court affirmed a March 2008 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, in which the court, sitting en banc, held that school officials violated th...
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - In a ruling that sets new limits on school searches, the U.S. Supreme Court held Thursday that a school official in Arizona violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a 13-year-old girl by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen. The court affirmed a March 2008 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, in which the court, sitting en banc, held that school officials violated th...
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