Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Thompson v. Berry

451 U.S. 1021

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-05-26
Topic
labor-and-employment

requiring “reasonable cause” to believe contraband is hidden on person to strip search minor student | requiring "reasonable cause" to believe contraband is hidden on person to strip search minor student | strip search of a minor student without reasonable cause to believe she possessed contraband on her person violates "any known principle of human decency" and "exceed[s] the 'bounds of reason' by two and a half country miles" | strip search of a minor student without reasonable cause to believe she possessed contraband on her person violates “any known principle of human decency” and “exceed[s] the ‘bounds of reason’ by two and a half country miles” | "It does not require a constitutional scholar to conclude that a nude search of a thirteen-year-old child is an invasion of constitutional rights of some magnitude. More than that: it is a violation of any known principle of human dignity." | strip search of a minor student without reasonable cause to believe she possessed contraband on her person violates “any known principle of human decency” and “exceed[s] the ‘bounds of reason’ by two and a half country miles” | “No marijuana or other drugs were found in plaintiffs possession, although it was later discovered that plaintiff had been playing with one of her dogs that morning of the search and that dog was in heat.” | at least reasonable cause required before a student may be strip searched | “It does not require a constitutional scholar to conclude that a nude search of a thirteen-year-old child is an invasion of constitutional rights of some magnitude. More than that: it is a violation of any known principle of human dignity.” | students and lockers in public schools

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