Protecting Our Perimeter "Border Searches" Under the Fourth Amendment

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2003

Summary:

Addresses scope of Government authority to search and seize individuals at the U.S. border pursuant to constitutional framework that encompasses border search exception to warrants and probable cause requirements of Fourth Amendment. Describes varying levels of suspicion associated with each type of border search interpreted by the courts

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Protecting Our Perimeter: "Border Searches" Under the Fourth Amendment

Publisher Number:

CRS-2003-AML-0028

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