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· 12/2/2013

Easley v. Florida

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 710
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 571
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3329
  • 571 U.S. 1083
  • 2013 WL 5785738
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 8464

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that \no amount of gratuitous or sexually-motivated fondling of an inmate's genitals\ is constitutional
  • holding that “prison officials looking for contraband may subject inmates to reasonable strip searches and cavity searches”
  • explaining that \conduct that might not have been seen to rise to the severity of an Eighth Amendment violation 18 years ago may now violate community standards of decency\
  • explaining that physically invasive searches which might otherwise amount to excessive force are permissible when officers are seeking contraband
  • explaining that physically invasive searches which might otherwise amount to excessive force are permissible when officers are seeking contraband
  • noting that “prison officials looking for contraband may subject inmates to reasonable strip searches and cavity searches”

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