While the mainstream media is focused on the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the debacle that is ObamaCare, a case with dire consequences has slipped through the cracks.
Earlier this week, the 9 robed ones ruled that inmates could be strip-searched before entering a jail population, even for minor offenses. Civil libertarians seen this as yet another tooth pulled from the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant.
The decision was 5-4, with Justice Anthony Kennedy siding with the more conservative contingent of the Court.
The background of the case is almost more appalling than the ruling. Albert Florence was arrested for an “unpaid” traffic violation and strip-searched twice at two separate New Jersey facilities within six days…all the while being held in custody without a hearing.
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