U.S. appeals court: search; Shain v. Ellison.

• Position: Pretrial Detention

Shain v. Ellison, 356 F.3d 211 (2nd Cir. 2004). A misdemeanor detainee in a county correctional facility challenged a blanket policy that required strip searches of all detainees, regardless of the nature of the crime for which they were detained. The detainee sought a declaration that the policy was unconstitutional, monetary damages, and injunctive relief. The district court entered judgment in favor of the detainee and awarded $1 in nominal damages. The parties appealed and the appeals court affirmed in part, and remanded on the issue of injunctive relief. On remand, the district court granted injunctive relief to the detainee and the defendants again appealed. The appeals court...