Too bad the Supreme Court ruled years ago that complete 4th Amendment protections don't apply to areas within 100 miles of a US border, including coastline..
(Fun fact: the vast majority of the US population lives there. All of Florida, all of Maine, most of California, etc etc etc)
I want to say that they'd be a legal loophole in favor of the citizen.......but I think we can all guess which way the chips would fall if we were to actually try and exploit such a loophole in the current political climate.
The one saving grace here is that the 100 mile zone only applies to federal authorities... so a local police agency still needs a warrant to track you.
It should only apply(well it shouldn't apply at all) to crimes that actually relate to crossing a border or moving stuff across a border. Like if you were suspected for tax fraud that shouldn't be subject to 4th amendment violations because you live by a border. That's my opinion I have zero clue how it works and I'm guessing the worst way.
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Too bad the Supreme Court ruled years ago that complete 4th Amendment protections don't apply to areas within 100 miles of a US border, including coastline..
(Fun fact: the vast majority of the US population lives there. All of Florida, all of Maine, most of California, etc etc etc)
US Border Patrol Authority and the 100 Mile Border Zone
Soooo… are campers, RVs, and mobile homes a loophole for citizens or for the government? (I’m aware they might be handled differently from each other)
I want to say that they'd be a legal loophole in favor of the citizen.......but I think we can all guess which way the chips would fall if we were to actually try and exploit such a loophole in the current political climate.
The one saving grace here is that the 100 mile zone only applies to federal authorities... so a local police agency still needs a warrant to track you.
It should only apply(well it shouldn't apply at all) to crimes that actually relate to crossing a border or moving stuff across a border. Like if you were suspected for tax fraud that shouldn't be subject to 4th amendment violations because you live by a border. That's my opinion I have zero clue how it works and I'm guessing the worst way.
Location history reveals far more than people realize.