A First Circuit appeals court has overturned an earlier victory against suspicionless phone searches at the border, dealing a legal defeat in a lawsuit including NASA scientist Sidd Bikkannavar.

The Fourth Circuit handed down a significant ruling today in United States v.Kolsuz on how the Fourth Amendment applies to cell phone searches of cell phones seized at the border. Although the ...

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a rejection of the Trump administration’s bid to limit accommodations for immigrant children detained at the border, ruled Thursday that the children ...

The 9th Circuit judges asked questions along similar lines as the 5th Circuit panel. They said the Fourth Amendment refers to the right of the people, which is interpreted as rights of U.S. citizens.

But advances in technology have also made it possible for the government to conduct searches of our private data at the border in unprecedented and alarming ways. Yesterday, we filed a brief at the ...

The Trump administration doesn’t have the authority to divert Pentagon funds to construct additional barriers on the US-Mexico border, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, days after President ...

On Wednesday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision upholding a trial court ruling blocking President Donald Trump from diverting military funds to build his border wall.