The exit border search of defendant\u2019s bags and computers was reasonable in this government fraud investigation. Particularized suspicion wasn\u2019t even required, albeit present. United States v. Nkongho, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184402 (D.Md. Sept. 27, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plaintiff\u2019s stop for allegedly videotaping the security features at a courthouse entrance was reasonable under all the circumstances. \u201cAs the Seventh Circuit recognized in Braun v. Baldwin, courthouses are \u2018potentially dangerous places because of the presence of criminal defendants, bitterly divorcing spouses and custody-contesting ex-spouses, and other highly stressed, emotionally excited, and even violence-prone litigants,\u2019 and thus, police and guards \u2018are entitled to exercise a degree of control that would be oppressive in a different setting.\u2019 346 F.3d 761, 765 (7th Cir. 2003) \u2026.\u201d Bergquist v. Milazzo, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184852 (N.D.Ill. Sept. 28, 2021).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The exit border search of defendant\u2019s bags and computers was reasonable in this government fraud investigation. Particularized suspicion wasn\u2019t even required, albeit present. United States v. Nkongho, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184402 (D.Md. Sept. 27, 2021). Plaintiff\u2019s stop for allegedly … Continue reading