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It's all precedent. US v. Martinez-Fuerte, US v. Flores-Montano, US v. Ickes. OTOH Almeida-Sanchez v. US found to the contrary.
by wyldfire 10y ago
It's all precedent. US v. Martinez-Fuerte, US v. Flores-Montano, US v. Ickes. OTOH Almeida-Sanchez v. US found to the contrary.
- ISL 10y agoDred Scott v. Sandford was once precedent, too. That didn't make it correct.
- wyldfire 10y agoAgreed! I think CBP is overreaching. But your question was, "I've never understood where Customs finds probable cause for the expansion of search powers." Hopefully now you understand where: they believe they don't need it because of border search exception.
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