Susan Chana Lask

Fri, Dec. 02, 2005    Falsely jailed man claims racial profiling Held because of an old warrant, he has filed a federal suit. The county disputes his allegations against it. By Joel Bewley Inquirer Staff Writer A Mount Holly man falsely jailed for a week on an outdated warrant has filed a lawsuit accusing the …

12-2-05 Philadelphia Inquirer:Falsely jailed man claims racial profilingRead More

» More From The Star Ledger Man says his race led to a week in jail Friday, December 02, 2005 BY RICK HEPP Star-Ledger Staff Albert Florence said it was seven days of “living hell.” Florence, who lives in Middlesex County, has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was stopped by a state trooper and …

12-2-05 The Star Ledger: Interviews Susan Chana Lask on Albert Florence CaseRead More

NY Times——————————————————————————– December 1, 2005Held for 7 Days, Man Says New Jersey Profiling Continues By RICHARD LEZIN JONESTRENTON, Nov. 30 – A Burlington County man has accused the state police of racial profiling after a traffic stop in South Jersey led to his being jailed for seven days last spring on an outdated arrest warrant. …

12-1-05 The New York Times: Held for 7 Days, Man Says New Jersey Profiling ContinuesRead More

  Joining Trend, 3rd Circuit Upholds Jails’ Blanket Strip-Search Policy Shannon P. Duffy The Legal Intelligencer September 23, 2010 For decades, it was well settled in federal law that jails cannot employ a blanket strip-search policy that includes even those arrested on minor offenses whose behavior would not trigger any reasonable suspicion of the need …

9-23-10 The Legal Intelligencer: Attorney Susan Chana Lask wants U.S. Supreme Court Review of Strip Search CaseRead More

Court allows strip searches at jails By JIM WALSH • Courier-Post Staff • September 22, 2010   PHILADELPHIA — Any arrested person can be strip-searched upon admission to a jail, no matter how minor their alleged offense, a divided appeals court said Tuesday. The 2-1 ruling overturned a decision by a federal judge in Camden, …

9-22-10 Courier Post : Lask Vows to take Third Circuit Strip Search Decision To Supreme CourtRead More

COURIER POST Editorial May 30, 2010 by Mike Daniels  Opinion Edito No strip searches for minor infractions Jails shouldn’t strip search everyone who walks in the door; it’s not necessary. You get pulled over for not wearing a seat belt or having a tail light out. The police officer puts your information in the system and …

5-30-10 The Courier Post: Editorial Supports Lask’s Strip Search Class ActionRead More

The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) March 28, 2008 Traffic stop leads to jail, strip searches Man’s class-action suit targets Burlington, Essex over humiliation   BY: GUY STERLING, STAR-LEDGER STAFF The ordeal began with a simple traffic stop. Albert Florence and his wife were cruising Route 295 in Burlington County when a state trooper pulled them …

3-28-08 The Star-Ledger: Lask Vigorously Pursues New Jersey Strip Search Class Action CaseRead More