Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Arnold, No. 06-50581 (9th Cir.) (533 F.3d 1003) (July 10, 2008) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by Here, in a brief decision that offers little in the way of analysis, the Ninth Circuit held that reasonable suspicion is not needed for customs officials to search a laptop or other …

U.S. v. Arnold, No. 06-50581 (9th Cir.) (523 F.3d 941) (April 21, 2008) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain) by On July 17, 2005, Michael Timothy Arnold, a 43-year old U.S. citizen, arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport after a nearly twenty-hour flight from the Philippines. Included in his luggage was …