Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(A) 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c) 18 U.S.C. § 2423(f) Supreme Court 267 U.S. 132 384 U.S. 757, 769 402 U.S. 363, 376 413 U.S. 123, 124-125 413 U.S. 266, 273 431 U.S. 606, 616-618 442 U.S. 465, 472-473 456 U.S. 798, 823 471 U.S. 386, 391-394 473 U.S. 531, 541 475 U.S. 868, 874 500 U.S. 565, 576 529 U.S. 460, 469-470 541 U.S. 149, 152-156 Circuit Courts 390 F.2d 805, 808 597 F.2d 1225, 1228-1229 62 F.3d 1152, 1156 282 F.3d 690, 696 370 F.3d 901, 908 393 F.3d 501, 502-508 394 F.3d 1115, 1122-1123 424 F.3d 1051, 1054 497 F.3d 1035 512 F.3d 1203 454 F. Supp. 2d 999, 1002-1004

Blogged: Appellate Law & Practice Another disturbing laptop case from the 9th on how the First Amendment must hew to cops How Appealing "Laptops fair game for airport customs searches" How Appealing "We must decide whether customs officers at Los Angeles International Airport may examine the electronic contents of a passenger's laptop computer without reasonable suspicion." Decision of the Day Crossing the Border? Leave Your Laptop at Home California Appellate Report U.S. v. Arnold (9th Cir. - April 21, 2008) Volokh Conspiracy Ninth Circuit Allows Suspicionless Computer Searches at the Border: