EFF Asks Appeals Court To Rehear Case On Laptop Searches At The ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 06/13/2008 - 18:15

Back in April, we noted that an appeals court reversed the one lower court ruling that found that customs agents at the border were overstepping their bounds by searching and confiscating travelers' laptops without probable cause.

This brought the 9th circuit into alignment with our circuits, so that, generally speaking, it appeared our judicial system had decided that your 4th Amendment rights do not apply at the border.

This is particularly problematic for laptops, because unlike tangible goods that...

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