The most remarkable aspect of the (strip- search) ruling was the Court’s reliance on the expertise of corrections officials, without any scrutiny of their knowledge, procedure, or diligence in developing the prison’s strip search policy. The Court should have criti-cally reviewed the proffered justifications for such an invasive search, examined empirical evidence, and considered clear alternatives, rather than deferring to    determinations that affect basic constitutional rights.

The Trenton Times criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling:

The 5-4 ruling oversteps the bounds of decency established by international human rights treaties, conventions to which the U.S. subscribes.

It contradicts reason–and it con...

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