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Groups File Suit over Laptop Searches

HeadlineSep 08, 2010

The US government is facing a lawsuit seeking to end searches of international travelers’ laptops and other electronic devices without probable cause. On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union and two other groups filed suit asking a judge to declare the searches unconstitutional. The lawsuit says over 6,500 people have had their electronic devices searched at US border crossings in the past two years.

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