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Somers v. Thurman, No. 96-55534 (9th Cir.) (109 F.3d 614) (March 25, 1997) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)

Loaded on April 1, 1997 published in Punch and Jurists April 28, 1997
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Body/Strip.

This case is noted for the Court's conclusion that "it is highly questionable even today whether prison inmates have a Fourth Amendment right to be free from routine unclothed searches by officials of the opposite sex".

On the lighter side of criminal justice, this case is peppered with citations to ...

 

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