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Ninth Circuit Clarifies When Warrantless Searches of Cellphones at Border Are Reasonable

Loaded on Oct. 16, 2019 by Douglas Ankney published in Criminal Legal News November, 2019, page 38
Filed under: Searches, Computer Searches, Immigration. Location: United States of America.

by Douglas Ankney

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has clarified when warrantless searches of cellphones at the border are reasonable.

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