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Old 04-03-2012, 09:02 AM   #333
Lamplighter
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The Republicans are right, we don't want any more "activist Judges appointed to the US Supreme Court.

Tell you kids they better return those overdue books to the library.



NY Times

By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: April 2, 2012

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Arrest

Quote:
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4
vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor,
before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect the presence of contraband.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, joined by the court’s conservative wing,
wrote that courts are in no position to second-guess the judgments of correctional officials
who must consider not only the possibility of smuggled weapons and drugs,
but also public health and information about gang affiliations.<snip>
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If it's not the Judiciary who can control the judgments of correctional officials, who is ?
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