PASADENA, Calif. - The search of a man's laptop computer by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials that occurred 170 miles from the border did not constitute an "extended border search" and did not violate his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, an en banc Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals majority ruled March 8, finding that the search was justified due to a "reasonable suspicion of criminal activity" based on the man's status as a sex...(read more)
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