Daily Archives: May 7, 2023

W.D.Mich.: Prison CAT scan for contraband was reasonable

A prison CAT scan for contraband was less intrusive than a strip or body cavity search, so it was reasonable. Pouncy v. Bush, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78217 (W.D. Mich. May 4, 2023). Reasonable suspicion for a traffic violation to … Continue reading

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CA8: Exit border search of electronic devices was based on reasonable suspicion

There was reasonable suspicion for defendant’s intensive exit border search of his electronic devices. “The officers and agents had background information, much of it corroborated, that provided a basis for assessing Xiang’s actions in May and June 2017. Their experience … Continue reading

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