Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders
| Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 12, 2011 Decided April 2, 2012 | |
| Full case name | Albert W. Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, et al. |
| Docket no. | 10-945 |
| Citations | 566 U.S. 318 (more) 132 S. Ct. 1510; 182 L. Ed. 2d 566 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Judgment for plaintiff, 595 F. Supp. 2d 492 (D.N.J. 2009); Question certified for appeal, 657 F. Supp. 2d 504 (D.N.J. 2009); reversed, 621 F.3d 296 (3rd Cir. 2010); cert. granted, 563 U.S. 917 (2011). |
| Holding | |
| Officials may strip-search people who have been arrested for any crime before admitting the people to jail, even if there is no reason to suspect that the person is carrying contraband. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Alito; Thomas (all but Part IV) |
| Concurrence | Roberts |
| Concurrence | Alito |
| Dissent | Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const amends. IV, XIV | |
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, 566 U.S. 318 (2012), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that officials may strip-search people who have been arrested for any crime before admitting the people to jail, even if there is no reason to suspect that the person is carrying contraband.