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US: Hands Off Luggage, Court Says
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n510/a03.html
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Pubdate: Tue, 18 Apr 2000
Source: Houston Chronicle (TX)
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Author: Steve Lash, Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
HANDS OFF LUGGAGE, COURT SAYS
Ruling Supports Passengers' Rights
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that police officers
cannot squeeze the carry-on luggage of public transit passengers in
searching for contraband without a warrant or reasonable suspicion of
criminal activity.
In their 7-2 decision, the justices overturned a Texas drug
conviction, saying that a passenger has a constitutionally protected
expectation that police, and other travelers, will respect the privacy
of luggage and not grope it in an effort to determine its contents. Police who conduct such tactile examinations violate the passenger's
Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches by law
enforcement, the court said.
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