School officials in New Jersey don’t need probable cause to search students’ cars parked on campus, the state Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. “Reasonable grounds” will do.
In a case of first impression, the Court expanded to vehicles its prior holdings that allowed warrantless searches of students’ lockers, backpacks and purses as well as random testing for drug use.
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