Posts Tagged Supreme Court
Law and Order
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Constitution on April 6th, 2012
Well, I certainly feel safer now that the Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Florence v. Burlington. The issue in this case was whether jail officials have the right to strip-search anyone and everyone who is arrested, no matter what the charge and no matter the presence or lack of probable cause to [...]
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Rendering Judgment
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Constitution on May 16th, 2009
In the wake of the Bush administration, Americans are debating the meaning and importance of the rule of law. With Justice David Souter’s resignation, that discussion has intensified. Most legal analysts give Souter high marks, and it is worth considering why. Souter was a brilliant and accomplished legal scholar, but there are many equally [...]
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