A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that the increasing searches of electronic devices at border crossing points by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) violate the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure because the searches are not based on reasonable suspicion.
District Judge Denise Casper issued the ruling in response to a lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of 11 travelers.
