New Jersey V. Acton Case Summary

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1. Write a brief summary (one paragraph each of 3-5 sentences) of the New Jersey v. T.L.O. and Vernonia v. Acton cases. In the New Jersey v. T.L.O. the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school district, after they found a 14 year old girl smoking in the bathroom. And got her consent to search her bag. In which they found different types of drugs as well as she had intended to sell. The police then arrested her. T.L.O appealed because she thought the search of her purse was a violation of her rights under the Fourth Amendment. However the court ruled against this. In Vernania v. The school district required a drug test at the beginning of the football season. And randomly throughout for student athletes. James parents would not consent to the test and attempted to sue the school for testing their sun without any evidence. However the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school district. Since drug have been becoming a increasing problem in that area especially among athletes. 2. …show more content…

How are the cases similar to each other? In other words, why would the earlier case be a precedent in the decision for the other? They are both similar to each other because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of both school districts. When the families of the children felt they were being robbed of their amendment rights. However the schooled ruled in the favor of the school districts because both cases fell under the drug policy’s that the schools have in order to prevent drug use. 3. What are the main arguments for each side in the Vernonia v. Acton case? What details does each side use to support their opinion? They main argument for each side is that the school district is violation of the children’s amendment rights. The main evidence in Vernonia’s case is that drug tests where being conducted without legitimate suspicion of a problem was an unreasonable search. In the T.L.O cause the felt the school district search of her purse was a violation of her

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