The Second Circuit ruled border agents can search cellphones at the border without a warrant or reasonable suspicion, handing ...

For anyone crossing into the United States, a smartphone can cease to be a private archive and become a transparent ...

"Under our [Second Circuit] precedents, no suspicion is required before the government searches a traveler's property at the border," Judge Steven Menashi wrote. "Because a cell phone is property, our ...

The Second Circuit ruled that border agents may manually search travellers' phones without a warrant or suspicion, but did ...

A federal appeals court says it's legal for federal agents to scroll through your phone and take pictures of its contents without a warrant or suspicion of criminal activity.

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For the last decade or so, lower courts have been grappling with how the Fourth Amendment applies to searches of digital devices such as cell phones at the international border. Physical property can ...

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Law360 (July 13, 2026, 8:42 PM EDT)--The Fourth Circuit has ruled that manual searches of a cellphone at the border are legal because they are considered routine and do not require individualized ...

The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according to an indictment and media ...

A Second Circuit ruling says border agents may search travelers’ cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion, sharpening a divide over digital privacy ...