The Obama administration is looking into the rights of people in jail: does it violate one’s rights to be routinely strip-searched in prison if that person has committed a minor crime?

This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments from one side.  Tom Goldstein argued that jailers must first have reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing in order to search an inmate to such levels. Goldstein represents Albert Florence, a man who twice was strip-searched at two New Jersey jails over a six-day period. His crime: an unpaid traffic fine.

However, in responding to the prosecution’s argument, Justice Kennedy said that wardens and guards must be careful when dealing with prisoners. “You don’t know who these people are,” Kennedy said. “You arrest them for traffic (violations) and they may be some serial killer you do not know.”

The Court is scheduled to hear more arguments in the upcoming days.