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talkleft.com - 1/17/2009
Supreme Court Takes Strip Search Case
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An 8th grade student in Safford, Arizona, found in possession of two prescription-strength ibuprofen pills, told school officials she got them from another student, Savana Redding. School officials searched Savana’s belongings, made her strip to her bra and underwear, and ordered her, in ...
nytimes.com - 1/14/2009
Supreme Court Takes Voting Rights Case
— nytimes.com — The Supreme Court will decide whether a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is... still necessary. > (more) Supreme Court Takes Voting Rights Case
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outsidethebeltway.com - 1/17/2009
Supreme Court to Hear Honor Student Strip Search Case
— outsidethebeltway.com — The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the case of Savana Redding, who, as “a 13-year-old honor... student who was subjected to a strip search by school officials in Arizona looking for prescription-strength ibuprofen.” The gist of the ... (more) Supreme Court to Hear Honor Student Strip Search Case
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volokh.com - 1/11/2009
Supreme Court Decides to Hear Important Affirmative Action Case:
— volokh.com — Yesterday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an important affirmative action case, Ricci v. DeStefano. The case... involves a challenge to an affirmative action policy in the New Haven... (more) Supreme Court Decides to Hear Important Affirmative ...
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The Sideshow — More from the war on kids: "Strip searching a student to recover a relatively benign medication on the strength of an uncorroborated accusation is outrageous, and seems like an obvious constitutional violation. When Savana's parents sued, however, school officials claimed they were immune from suit because students have no constitutional right not to be strip searched when they are accused of violating school policy. The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the school's position (which the Ninth Circuit rejected [pdf]) is correct." ...

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