U.S. v. Seljan, No. 05-50236 (9th Cir.) (547 F.3d 993) (October 23, 2008) (Judge Richard R. Clifton)
Here, over a strong dissent by Judge Kozinski, the en banc court, by a vote of 10-1, expanded the border search doctrine to include personal correspondence contained in FedEx packages addressed for delivery outside the U.S.
In his opinion on behalf of the majority in this Fourth Amendment “border search” ...
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