The Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-to-4 vote that officials can strip-search anyone who is arrested and brought to jail, even if there is no reason to suspect them of concealing anything. Under the ruling, all those brought to jail could be required to strip naked and undergo a “close visual inspection.” At least 10 states forbid such practices, and the American Bar Association said in a brief that international human rights treaties also ban the procedures. The suit stemmed from the case of Albert Florence, a man who was arrested in 2005 after his wife was pulled over for speeding in New Jersey. Florence was held for a week and strip-searched twice for having an unpaid fine. It later turned out the fine had been paid.