Border Searches of Laptop Computers and Other Electronic Storage Devices
Description:
This report discusses a developing issue in the law of search and seizure: whether the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution permits warrantless searches of the content of laptop computers and other electronic storage devices at U.S. borders. The federal courts that have addressed this issue have held that the border search exception to the Fourth Amendment applies to these searches, making warrantless searches permissible.
Date:
November 17, 2008
Creator:
Kim, Yule & Henning, Anna C.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department