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Second Circuit: Consent to Laptop Search Was Voluntary
United States v. Pence, decided by Second Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtai...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Border Search of Vehicle Based on Reasonable Suspicion
United States v. Corona-Montano, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
First Circuit: Consent to search laptop voluntary despite arrest
United States v. Abbas, decided by First Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seize...
Consent to search 'electronic devices' covers laptop, CA2 rules
United States v. McAdam, decided by Second Circuit on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Border Search of Laptop
United States v. Farhan Sheikh, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Farhan Sheikh's motion ...
Fourth Circuit: Border search exception allows warrantless search of electronic devices
United States v. Umar Chaudhry, decided by Fourth Circuit on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion t...
Court Upholds Warrantless Seizure of Electronic Devices at Border
Nicolas Talbott v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of Nicolas Talbott's electronic...
Border search exception applies to electronic devices, court rules
Moore v. Rubin, decided by Second Circuit on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the defendants, including the ...
Border searches of electronic devices are permissible without a warrant
United States v. Jonathan Johnson, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless search of Jonathan Johnson's...
Eighth Circuit: Consent to Search Electronic Devices at Border Was Voluntary
United States v. Muhammad Arif, decided by Eighth Circuit on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to ...
Border searches of electronic devices are constitutional
United States v. Ngozi Pole, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless search of a defendant's electronic ...
Laptop seizure lawful based on reasonable suspicion, court rules
United States v. Rowena Scott, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the government's warrantless seizure of a defendant's laptop, ...
Border search of laptop upheld based on consent
United States v. Constantinescu, decided by Second Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evid...
Laptop search upheld: No reasonable expectation of privacy after third-party repair
United States v. Chastain, decided by Second Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obt...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Suppression Motion Based on Inevitable Discovery
United States v. Nicholas Karagianis, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Nicholas Karagianis'...
Laptop search at border upheld under Fourth Amendment exception
Adam Steele v. United States, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of Adam ...
Consent to Search Vehicle Was Voluntary, Court Rules
United States v. Garcia-Oquendo, decided by First Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Border Search Based on Reasonable Suspicion and Evasive Driving
United States v. Bejar-Guizar, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ob...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Border Patrol Vehicle Stop and Search
United States v. Veronica Pineda De Aquino, decided by Eighth Circuit on July 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Veronica Pineda D...
Second Circuit: Consent to search 'electronic devices' includes laptops
United States v. Novis (Denkberg), decided by Second Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
First Circuit: Consent to search 'electronic devices' includes laptops
United States v. Vavic, decided by First Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained ...
Eleventh Circuit: Consent to search laptop was voluntary
United States v. Arturs Spila, decided by Eleventh Circuit on May 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Second Circuit Affirms Laptop Search Consent
United States v. Zhe Zhang, decided by Second Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence o...
Second Circuit: Voluntary Consent Validates Laptop Search
United States v. Kandic, decided by Second Circuit on April 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obta...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Border Search of Vehicle Based on Reasonable Suspicion
United States v. Juan Sandoval Rodriguez, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Juan Sandoval Rodr...
Border search exception applies to warrantless laptop searches at the border
Nicolas Talbott v. United States, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the admissibility of evidence obtained from a warrantless search of N...