Legal Opinion
Safford Unified School District 1 v. Redding
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 2009No. 08-479PublishedCited by 341 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The issue here is whether a 13-year-old student’s Fourth Amendment right was violated when she was subjected to a search of her bra and underpants by school officials acting on reasonable suspicion that she had brought forbidden prescription and over-the-counter drugs to school. Because there were no reasons to suspect the drugs presented a danger or were concealed in her underwear, we hold that the search did violate the Constitution, but because there is reason to question the clarity with which the right was established, the official who ordered the unconstitutional search is entitled to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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