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Illegal Search and Seizure

"Poster Boy" Of Immigration Enforcement To Be Investigated, Says He Should Be Commended

Dawn Teo | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Search and Seizure, Sheriff Arpaio, John Conyers, Illegal Immigration, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Maricopa Sheriff, Immigration, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Racial Profiling, Maricopa Justice Courts, Exclusive Interview, Politics News
Dawn Teo

PHOENIX -- The Department of Justice is investigating "America's Toughest Sheriff." Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King sent a letter Tuesd...

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You Have the Right to Airport Harassment

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Search and Seizure, Airports, Airport Security, Aclu, Muslim, Constitution, Civil Rights, Tsa, Nyclu, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

If TSA made the theft of a passnger's property an official policy, it would be considered illegal. However, it appears that many TSA employees are making this an unofficial perk of their job.

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Hands Off My Laptop, iPod, Cellphone, Pager, Beeper, Flash Drive, Pocket Litter, First Born (OK, Not My First Born)

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, TSA-Friendly Laptop Bag, Progressive, Airport Security, Customs, Constitution, Drdigipol, Airports, Laptop, Privacy, Border, Fourth Amendment, Illegal Search and Seizure, IAmProgress.Org, Politics News
Alan Rosenblatt

Customs and Border Protection just released its new policies for searching and seizing laptops at the border.

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Keep Your Hands Off My Laptop

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Laptop, Progressive, Constitution, Customs, Border, Airports, Drdigipol, Privacy, Illegal Search and Seizure, TSA-Friendly Laptop Bag, Airport Security, Fourth Amendment, Politics News
Alan Rosenblatt

As it stands, Customs can grab anyone at the border, seize their laptop, and demand passwords and encryption keys as a pre-condition to entering the country. And who knows when you'll get your computer back?

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Another Scary Government Program: the Government Gets to Seize Your Electronic Gear at the Border

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Search and Seizure, Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Intrusive Government, Privacy Invasions, Seizures, Invasions of Privacy, Invasion of Privacy, Electronic Data, Electronic Privacy, Privacy, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

There's no legal difference between looking through your backpack and seizing your electronic data in the US. This is the stuff of the Cold War Soviet Union, right? Or maybe a third world dictatorship?

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