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Comment by otterley

1 day ago

Unfortunately almost every court that has considered the question has concluded otherwise. https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article...

Also, the question has been largely sidestepped by the fact that travelers consent to search by voluntarily proceeding into the secure (airside) area of the airport, and there are usually--if not always--signs at the TSA screening point that say so. It’s not like you’re being involuntarily searched at the check-in desk.

The courts are allowed to be wrong, it's true.

  • If you think you know better, you should fight your own test case and publish a running report on how it’s going instead of armchair lawyering.