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Thompson, Secretary, Department of Social and Health Services of Washington v. Berry

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69 L. Ed. 2d 395 · Supreme Court of the United States · May 26, 1981
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Thompson, Secretary, Department of Social and Health Services of Washington v. Berry
Eleventh Circuit · Sep 23, 1996
Eleventh Circuit · Sep 23, 1996
E.D. New York · Nov 20, 1995
D. New Mexico · Oct 17, 1994
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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."
Good v. Dauphin County Social Services For Children And Youth
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.”
Good v. Dauphin County Social Services For Children And Youth
students and lockers in public schools