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Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn’t Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1899058

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Well, that’s fucking terrifying. Because the “border” legally extends ~~80~~ 100 miles in from the actual border due to some other stupid ruling.

Edit: miles

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Even worse, 65.3 percent of Americans live within this zone.

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