California parolees can routinely be searched by police as a condition of their release from prison, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the majority, said California has a "special governmental interest" to control its parolees, an interest that outweighs a parolee's privacy. Writing in dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens said the majority had "run roughshod" over prior rulings on unreasonable searches and sanctioned "an unprecedented curtailment of liberty."
June 20, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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California parolees can routinely be searched by police as a condition of their release from prison, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
By a 6-3 vote, justices said the 1996 law is a legitimate attempt by state officials to deal with a large population of repeat offenders who pose a danger to public safety.
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