Daily Caller Article
By Jen Veldhuyzen
@petrepan
The Supreme Court struck down a complaint April 2 from a man subjected to invasive strip searches for an unpaid traffic fine.
But despite the setback from America’s highest judicial authority, his attorney said Wednesday that she may file a petition for a re-hearing. The battle, attorney Susan C. Lask told The Daily Caller, is not over yet.
“This is about non-criminal offenders, and protecting their rights. It’s about the grandmother with the broken tail-light not getting pulled in and searched,” she said. “Even if it’s 10 percent, or just a thousand people a year, or 200 people — these people should not be treated inhumanely like that.”
“After this ruling, get ready to strip even if you have an unpaid traffic ticket,” Libertarian Party chairman Mark Hinkle said in a statement. “We are dismayed. This ruling sanctions new and unprecedented levels of invasion of privacy.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/05/ny-attorney-says-battle-over-traffic-ticket-strip-searches-not-over-yet/#ixzz1rYL04xQb
