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US Border Search Exception

The Supreme Court's framework for searches and seizures at the US border and its functional equivalents, balancing national security and immigration enforcement interests against individual privacy rights.

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Key Supreme Court cases on Fourth Amendment and border enforcement?

The Supreme Court has created a distinct, exception-rich Fourth Amendment framework for searches and seizures at the border and its “functional equivalents,” anchored by a line of cases that balance n...