Does the TSA run warrants on all passengers? Maybe

Defendant’s consent to search a box when he was in custody in a holding cell in Seattle airport’s jail was shown to be voluntary. He said “Go ahead. It’s just helicopter parts.” Heroin and meth were found in a radio in a box. Officers had their attention drawn to him because he had a warrant for his arrest. [Reading between the lines, one might assume that TSA found the warrant since they get passenger lists, and he was taken into custody at the gate getting on a flight to Juneau.] United States v. Benedict, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22808 (D.Alaska February 13, 2015).

There was probable cause for issuance of a search warrant for defendant’s house for child pornography on computers. United States v. Dorweiler, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22540 (D.Minn. February 9, 2015).*

The only basis for using force during the stop of plaintiff’s car was if there was a man in it, and then against him. The use of force against her, driving alone, was apparently excessive, and qualified immunity was properly denied. Brown v. Lewis, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 2917 (6th Cir. February 26, 2015).*

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