Safford United School District #1 v. Redding
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-479 |
Apr 21, 2009 Tr. |
Jun 25, 2009 | 8-1 | Souter | OT 2008 |
Issue: Whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits public school officials from conducting a strip search of a student suspected of possessing and distributing a prescription drug on campus in violation of school policy.
Judgment: Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice David Souter on June 25, 2009.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Analysis: Some expansion of student privacy
- Analysis: A fear may drive a decision
- Preview: Strip-search of students
Briefs and Documents
Merit briefs- Brief for Petitioner Safford Unified School District; # 1; Kerry Wilson; Husband; Jane Doe Wilson, Wife; Helen Romero, Wife; John Doe Romero, Husband; Peggy Schwallier, Wife; John Doe Schwallier, Husband
- Brief for April Redding, legal guardian of minor child
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Safford Unified School District; # 1; Kerry Wilson; Husband; Jane Doe Wilson, Wife; Helen Romero, Wife; John Doe Romero, Husband; Peggy Schwallier, Wife; John Doe Schwallier, Husband
- Brief for the National School Boards Association, and the American Association of School Administrators in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the United States of America in Support of Reversal
- Brief for The Urban Justice Center, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Advocates for Children of New York, and The National Youth Rights Association, in Support of Respondent
- Brief for The National Association of Social Workers and Its Arizona Chapter, the National Education Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Support of Respondent
- Brief for The Rutherford Institute, Goldwater Institute and the CATO Institute in Support of Respondent
- Opinion below (9th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Brief of National School Boards Association, et al. (in support of petitioners)
- Petitioner’s reply
