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Clements v. Logan, 454 U.S. 1304 (1981)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Clements v. Logan, 454 U.S. 1304 (1981)
Clements v. Logan No. A-480 Decided December 9, 1981 454 U.S. 1304
ON REAPPLICATION FOR STAY
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The Court of Appeals’ mandate -- holding unconstitutional a policy of conducting routine strip-searches of all persons held at the Arlington County, Va., Detention Center, and remanding the case to the District Court for further proceedings -- is stayed temporarily, pending consideration of the reapplication for a stay by the full Court. While the burden on an applicant for a stay to demonstrate the need for exercise of a Circuit Justice’s equitable power is heavier if (as here) the request for a stay has previously been denied by another Member of this Court, the issues involved in this case warrant the full Court’s consideration. There is substantial likelihood that the full Court will grant a stay pending disposition of a petition for certiorari, in view of the Court of Appeals’ attempt to distinguish Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, which held that a requirement that pretrial detainees at a federally operated detention facility submit to a strip-search was not unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment, and which would appear to control the result in this case.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Clements v. Logan, 454 U.S. 1304 (1981) in 454 U.S. 1304 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EETKRDNVTLXY55H.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Clements v. Logan, 454 U.S. 1304 (1981), in 454 U.S. 1304, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EETKRDNVTLXY55H.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Clements v. Logan, 454 U.S. 1304 (1981). cited in 1981, 454 U.S. 1304. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EETKRDNVTLXY55H.
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