Bell v. Wolfish

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-05-14

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Mr. Justice Powell, concurring in part and dissenting in part. I join the opinion of the Court except the discussion and holding with respect to body-cavity searches. In view of the serious intrusion on one’s privacy occasioned by such a search, I think at least some level of cause, such as a reasonable suspicion, should be required to justify the anal and genital searches descr…

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