[conspire] (forw) [smofs] Court Ruling Allows US Border Patrol Agents to Seize Laptops

[Rick Moen]

Travelers beware:  9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that US
Customs may seize and search international travelers' laptops and other
electronic devices and _hold them for an indefinite period_ without any
showing of probable cause or even of reasonable suspicion (because of
the "border search doctrine").

Court's opinion in the case (US v. Michael Timothy Arnold):
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/6D5D931898D8168188257432005AC9B8/$file/0650581.pdf?openelement



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Subject: [smofs] Court Ruling Allows US Border Patrol Agents to Seize Laptops

Follow up to what was reported earlier this year.

 
Court Ruling Allows US Border Patrol Agents to Seize Laptops
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=4240aa1b-c3df-4a4e-9f96-a31b6ae73b2a

Cheers

Isaac


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