Punch and Jurists

Safford Unified School District v. Redding, No. 08-479 (U.S. Supreme Court) (557 U.S. 364; 129 S.Ct. 2633) (June 25, 2009) (Justice Souter) by Writing for an 8-1 majority in the final decision of his Supreme Court career, Justice Souter held that the strip search of a 13-year old schoolgirl by …

Redding v. Safford United School District # 1, No. 05-15759 (9th Cir.) (531 F.3d 1071) (July 11, 2008) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw) by In Redding v. Safford United School District # 1, 504 F.3d 828 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2007) ("Redding I") (P&J, 08/27/07), a divided panel issued a controversial …

Redding v. Safford United School District, No. 05-15759 (9th Cir.) (504 F.3d 828) (September 21, 2007) (Judge Richard R. Clifton) by In this case, Savana Redding, a 13-year old student in Arizona, appealed from a Magistrate Judge’s dismissal of her civil rights action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against …