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Washington Post Details Lask's US Supreme Court Strip Search Case

Sept., 2011: Susan Chana Lask & Albert Florence for Washington PostSupreme Court is asked about jails’ blanket strip-search policies. Robert Barnes of the WASHINGTON POST interviews Albert Florence and his lawyer Susan Chana Lask. The Supreme Court next month will hear his case about whether jail officials violated Florence’s constitutional rights by strip-searching him after he was detained on a minor offense.

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CNN Interviews Lask on her U.S. Supreme Court Strip Search Case

CNN's Washington D.C. Bureau Senior Producer William Mears and Correspondent Kate Bolduan interviewed Susan Chana Lask today about her prison strip search case. The U.S. Supreme court granted cert on April 5, 2011 and argument is on October 12, 2011.  Susan Chana Lask with CNN Senior Producer William Mears and Correspondent Kate BolduanThe issue before the United States Supreme Court is whether the Fourth Amendment permits a jail to conduct a suspicionless strip search whenever an individual is arrested, including for minor offenses.

Fox News Interviews Susan Chana Lask about Her Prison Strip Search Class Action

Fox News Interviews Susan Chana Lask about Her Prison Strip Search Class Action.

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On April 15, 2010 Susan Chana Lask Argues in Third Circuit, Supported by 5 Attorneys' General, for Fourth Amendment Protection Against Strip Searches

For the first time in any prison strip search case, 5 former Attorneys General filed a an Amici Brief supporting the Class Action Florence v. County of Burlington, et al. in the Third Circuit, Case Nos. 09-3603 and 09-3661. On April 15, 2010, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case in Philadelphia.

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How to Talk to the Police if You're Suspected of a Crime

If you’re suspected of a crime, the police can come to your house or work or find you on the street to talk to you. Usually it will be a detective in plain clothes in an unmarked car who will want to talk to you.

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