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Border Searches in the Age of Terrorism
Mississippi Law Journal
  • Robert M. Bloom, Boston College Law School
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-24-2009
Abstract

This article will first explore the history of border searches. It will look to the reorganization of the border enforcement apparatus resulting from 9/11 as well as the intersection of the Fourth Amendment and border searches generally. Then, it will analyze the Supreme Court's last statement on border searches in the Flores-Montano27 decision, including what impact this decision has had on the lower courts. Finally, the article will focus on Fourth Amendment cases involving terrorism concerns after 9/11, as a means of drawing some conclusions about the effect the emerging emphasis on terrorism and national security concerns will likely have on border searches in this post-9/11 world.

Citation Information
Robert M. Bloom. "Border Searches in the Age of Terrorism" Mississippi Law Journal Vol. 78 (2009) p. 295 - 328
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_bloom1/63/