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Thomas Strips Sense From Search
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 25, 2009 03:59pm |
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| Category | Commentary |
| Author | Andrew Cohen |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Thursday, June 25, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | What kind of world does Justice Clarence Thomas live in? Alone among his colleagues on the Supreme Court, he declared Thursday in dissent in Safford v. Redding that an "abusive" and "humiliating" strip search of a middle school student for prescription Ibuprofen was actually a constitutional exercise by school officials who not only deserved immunity from liability but praise for their zealous dedication to student safety.
Less concerned about a forced and unnecessary intrusion into a young girl's pants and bra than he was about judicial intrusion into school safety policies, Thomas declared that the odious search was legal because administrators could have found what they were looking for. The majority ruling, he wrote, gives "judges sweeping authority to second-guess" school administrators trying to ensure the health and safety of students. His long dissent did not include a single sympathetic remark about the ordeal suffered by the victim in the case. |
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