As we wrote in a note back in December 2020, the border search exception to the Fourth Amendment is a powerful investigative tool relied on by law enforcement to gather critical physical and digital evidence because it allows...more
11/16/2023
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Border Searches ,
Cell Phones ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
FBI ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Judge Rakoff ,
Law Enforcement ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reasonable Suspicion ,
Split of Authority ,
Travelers ,
Warrantless Searches
On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into force after being signed into law on December 23, 2021, by President Biden. The legislation reflects the US government’s commitment to combating...more
7/7/2022
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Effective Date ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Restrictions ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)