Amici Ask High Court To Reject Warrantless Border Searches Of Electronic Devices

Mealey's (June 3, 2021, 1:16 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two amicus curiae briefs were filed May 28 in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a petition for certiorari filed by a group of travelers whose personal electronic devices were searched at the U.S. border, with the amici arguing that the high court needs to provide guidance as to the limits and scope of the border search doctrine and championing the need for warrants the search such devices under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....