Criminal
Apr. 6, 2002
Court Expands Definition of Legal Searches at U.S. Border
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court held for the first time Thursday that U.S. border agents may routinely X-ray luggage or other containers for contraband without any suspicion of a crime as long as the search is not so invasive it amounts to the equivalent of a human strip search.
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