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U.S. v. McCarty, No. 09-10504 (9th Cir.) (648 F.3d 820) (August 3, 2011) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)
Article • August 22, 2011 • from P&J August, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Administrative Searches
U.S. v. McCarty, No. 09-10504 (9th Cir.) (648 F.3d 820) (August 3, 2011) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins) by Here the Court reversed a suppression order that was granted where the district court found that TSA agents had turned a routine airport administrative search of checked baggage for explosives into an …
U.S. v. Chaudhry, No. 04-50421 (9th Cir.) (424 F.3d 1051) (September 14, 2005) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher)
Article • August 1, 2005 • from P&J August, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Destructive Searches
U.S. v. Chaudhry, No. 04-50421 (9th Cir.) (424 F.3d 1051) (September 14, 2005) (Judge Betty Binns Fletcher) by Dora Chaudhry appealed from her conditional-plea conviction for importation of marijuana in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960 on the grounds that border agents conducted an unreasonable search of her …
U.S. v. Cortez-Rocha, No. 0350491 (9th Cir.) (394 F.3d 1115) (January 20, 2005) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)
Article • February 1, 2005 • from P&J February, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Destructive Searches
U.S. v. Cortez-Rocha, No. 0350491 (9th Cir.) (394 F.3d 1115) (January 20, 2005) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by This case is noted for what is probably a very accurate (albeit disquieting) picture of the permissible scope of border searches in America post 9/11. Here, the defendant appealed from a conviction …
U.S. v. Montoya De Hernandez, No. 84-755 (U.S. Supreme Court) (473 U.S. 531; 105 S.Ct. 3304) (July 1, 1985) (Justice Rehnquist)
Article • April 2, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Montoya De Hernandez, No. 84-755 (U.S. Supreme Court) (473 U.S. 531; 105 S.Ct. 3304) (July 1, 1985) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case the Court addressed the applicability of the Fourth Amendment to border searches of persons seeking entry to the U.S. Effectively, the Court held that, because …
U.S. v. Ramsey, No. 76-167 (U.S. Supreme Court) (431 U.S. 606; 97 S.Ct. 1972) (June 6, 1977) (Justice Rehnquist)
Article • September 21, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Ramsey, No. 76-167 (U.S. Supreme Court) (431 U.S. 606; 97 S.Ct. 1972) (June 6, 1977) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court held that customs officials are permitted to conduct searches of incoming mail and packages without probable cause because border searches are "reasonable" within the meaning of the …
U.S. v. Gandara-Salinas, No. 02-2225 (10th Cir.) (327 F.3d 1127) (April 25, 2003) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour)
Article • May 1, 2003 • from P&J May, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Gandara-Salinas, No. 02-2225 (10th Cir.) (327 F.3d 1127) (April 25, 2003) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour) by In U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 (1975), the Supreme Court established the principle that the fourth Amendment requires a finding of "reasonable suspicion" in order to conduct roving border patrol stops. …
U.S. v. Gandara-Salinas, No. CR. 01-1652-MV (D.N.M.) (215 F.Supp.2d 1207) (July 26, 2002) (Judge Martha Vazquez)
Article • October 1, 2002 • from P&J October, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Gandara-Salinas, No. CR. 01-1652-MV (D.N.M.) (215 F.Supp.2d 1207) (July 26, 2002) (Judge Martha Vazquez) by Here the Court granted a motion to suppress evidence on the grounds that the border patrol agent who stopped the defendant's truck had nothing but an "inchoate and unparticularized suspicion or hunch" arising …
U.S. v. Martinez-Fuerte, No. 74-1560 (U.S. Supreme Court) (428 U.S. 543; 96 S.Ct. 3074) (July 6, 1976) (Justice Powell)
Article • February 21, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Martinez-Fuerte, No. 74-1560 (U.S. Supreme Court) (428 U.S. 543; 96 S.Ct. 3074) (July 6, 1976) (Justice Powell) by Here the Court held that the Border Patrol's routine stopping of a vehicle at a permanent checkpoint located on a major highway away from the Mexican border for brief questioning …
U.S. v. Perkins, No. P-00-CR-270 (W.D.Tex.) (177 F.Supp.2d 570) (December 18, 2001) (Judge W. Royal Furgeson)
Article • February 1, 2002 • from P&J February, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Perkins, No. P-00-CR-270 (W.D.Tex.) (177 F.Supp.2d 570) (December 18, 2001) (Judge W. Royal Furgeson) by We can just imagine the pressure that was exerted on Judge Furgeson in this case. In September, 2001, he committed major heresy not only by ruling that U.S. Border Patrol agents have limited …
U.S. v. Roberts, No. 00-20781 (5th Cir.) (274 F.3d 1007) (December 4, 2001) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale)
Article • November 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Roberts, No. 00-20781 (5th Cir.) (274 F.3d 1007) (December 4, 2001) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by The issue addressed in this case was one that the Fifth Circuit had never previously addressed, namely “does the Fourth Amendment permit a non-routine, outbound search at the functional equivalent of the …
U.S. v. Perkins, No. P-00-CR-270 (W.D.Tex.) (166 F.Supp.2d 1116) (September 25, 2001) (Judge Royal Ferguson)
Article • November 1, 2001 • from P&J November, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Perkins, No. P-00-CR-270 (W.D.Tex.) (166 F.Supp.2d 1116) (September 25, 2001) (Judge Royal Ferguson) by This is a decision that highlights the importance of never taking for granted the authority and jurisdiction of a Federal agency - no matter how customary their actions may appear to be. In this …
U.S. v. Zapata-Ibarra, No. 99-50156 (5th Cir.) (223 F.3d 281) (August 10, 2000) (Judge Will L. Garwood)
Article • October 1, 2000 • from P&J October, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Zapata-Ibarra, No. 99-50156 (5th Cir.) (223 F.3d 281) (August 10, 2000) (Judge Will L. Garwood) by This citation contains Judge Wiener's astonishingly blunt dissent in a case involving a drug search, where he castigated his confreres for creating a hypocrisy of judicial standards that can be molded to …
U.S. v. Zapata-Ibarra, No. 99-50156 (5th Cir.) (212 F.3d 877) (May 19, 2000) (Judge Will L. Garwood)
Article • July 1, 2000 • from P&J July, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Zapata-Ibarra, No. 99-50156 (5th Cir.) (212 F.3d 877) (May 19, 2000) (Judge Will L. Garwood) by Here, over the strong dissent of Judge Wiener, a majority of the panel held that under the totality of the circumstances the border patrol agents on roving patrol had reasonable suspicion to …
U.S. v. Romero, No. CR 99-0048 CRB (N.D.Cal.) (71 F.Supp.2d 1021) (June 16, 1999) (Judge Charles R. Breyer)
Article • January 1, 2000 • from P&J January, 2000
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Romero, No. CR 99-0048 CRB (N.D.Cal.) (71 F.Supp.2d 1021) (June 16, 1999) (Judge Charles R. Breyer) by Here the Court granted a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a pat-down search at an airport of a Hispanic who was travelling to mexico, concluding that the search was not …
U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce, No. 74-114 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 873; 95 S.Ct. 2574) (June 30, 1975) (Justice Powell)
Article • December 14, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce, No. 74-114 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 873; 95 S.Ct. 2574) (June 30, 1975) (Justice Powell) by In this case, the Court essentially departed from the need for "probable cause" to make stops of motorists suspected of engaging in criminal activity at the nation's borders and their …
U.S. v. Orozco, No. 98-50514 (5th Cir.) (191 F.3d 578) (September 29, 1999) (Judge Carl E. Stewart)
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Orozco, No. 98-50514 (5th Cir.) (191 F.3d 578) (September 29, 1999) (Judge Carl E. Stewart) by United States v. Orozco, 191 F.3d 578 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Stewart) United States v. Morales, 191 F.3d 602 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Barksdale) In 1957 author Ayn Rand published her classic …
U.S. v. Morales, No. 98-50921 (5th Cir.) (191 F.3d 602) (October 4, 1999) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale)
Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Morales, No. 98-50921 (5th Cir.) (191 F.3d 602) (October 4, 1999) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by United States v. Orozco, 191 F.3d 578 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Stewart) United States v. Morales, 191 F.3d 602 (5th Cir. 1999) (Judge Barksdale) In 1957 author Ayn Rand published her classic …
U.S. v. Moreno-Chaparro, No. 97-50641 (5th Cir.) (180 F.3d 629) (February 5, 1999) (Judge Henry A. Politz)
Article • August 1, 1999 • from P&J August, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Moreno-Chaparro, No. 97-50641 (5th Cir.) (180 F.3d 629) (February 5, 1999) (Judge Henry A. Politz) by The Court noted that the Supreme Court, in U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 (1975), had identified eight factors that the courts should consider when evaluating the validity of such "border" searches, …
U.S. v. Jimenez-Medina, No. 97-10055 (9th Cir.) (173 F.3d 752) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Donald W. Molloy)
Article • June 1, 1999 • from P&J June, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Jimenez-Medina, No. 97-10055 (9th Cir.) (173 F.3d 752) (May 6, 1999) (Judge Donald W. Molloy) by Here the Court held that the border patrol lacked any reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop of the defendant's truck some 130 miles from the border in an area where there …
U.S. v. Rubio-Hernandez, No. P-97-CR-211-F (W.D.Tex.) (39 F.Supp.2d 808) (March 2, 1999) (Judge W. Royal Furgeson)
Article • May 1, 1999 • from P&J May, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Border Stops/Searches
U.S. v. Rubio-Hernandez, No. P-97-CR-211-F (W.D.Tex.) (39 F.Supp.2d 808) (March 2, 1999) (Judge W. Royal Furgeson) by In this case Judge Furgeson concluded that US Border agents lacked reasonable suspicion to stop Hispanic drives more then 50 miles from the mexican border; and he reviewed in detail the law dealing …
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