• argueswithidiots
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    1 day ago

    The 4th amendment is largely suspended at international border crossings. It’s a travesty. This has been steadily built in supreme court rulings since 1925, but a 1977 ruling says the searches are inherently reasonable because they occur at the border. No probable cause or warrant is required.

    If you really want to be depressed, Google “4th amendment free zones” which essentially means this doctrine applies within 100 air miles of an international border crossing.

    • Th3D3k0y
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      1 day ago

      Which of course is almost nearly everywhere in the United States at this point since I think most states have an international airport

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        20 hours ago

        Was fairly certain the above only applies to land/sea borders for this reason.

        Airports themselves count, but not a ~100mi radius. I think.

      • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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        18 hours ago

        yes and they’ve extended the boundrie sof these borders to such an extent that 2/3rds of americans are located inside them; effectively meaning that 67% of americans have no such constitutional rights.