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):

Border security.

Constitutional law.

Courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Addresses scope of Government authority to search and seize individuals at the U.S. border pursuant to the 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. Highlights border security recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the U.S., legislative action in the 108th Congress, and considerations for the 109th Congress

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Protecting Our Perimeter

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0295

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