{"id":2407,"date":"2020-10-05T05:04:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T09:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2020-10-01T21:06:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T01:06:49","slug":"are-searches-of-computers-and-cell-phones-are-the-border-without-a-warrant-permissible-under-the-fourth-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/are-searches-of-computers-and-cell-phones-are-the-border-without-a-warrant-permissible-under-the-fourth-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Searches of computers and cell phones are the Border without a warrant permissible under the Fourth Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Supreme Court may review a case called <em>United States v. Williams<\/em> that deal with the issue of what is the scope of a permissible search at the border: \u00a0Can the search include personal computers and cell phones under the Fourth Amendment?<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has the opportunity to review a case concerning the Fourth Amendment rights travelers have when entering the country with their personal electronics.\u00a0 The circuits are split multiple ways regarding this issue of warrantless searches of personal electronics at the border.\u00a0 Some courts allow the search of electronic devices at the border under any circumstances, while other courts hold these searches to a higher standard.\u00a0 In the case of <em>United States v. Williams<\/em>, the Tenth Circuit declined to rule on whether searches of personal electronic devices at the border <em>must<\/em> be subject to reasonable suspicion.\u00a0 <em>United States v. Williams<\/em>, 942 F.3d 1187, 1190 (10th Cir. 2019).\u00a0 But reasonable suspicion is sufficient to justify a warrantless border search of personal electronic devices, and that is the point at issue in this case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened in the Williams Case?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/are-searches-of-computers-and-cell-phones-are-the-border-without-a-warrant-permissible-under-the-fourth-amendment\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Are Searches of computers and cell phones are the Border without a warrant permissible under the Fourth Amendment\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Supreme Court may review a case called United States v. Williams that deal with the issue of what is the scope of a permissible search at the border: \u00a0Can the search include personal computers and cell phones under the Fourth Amendment? 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