Explore 13 court opinions on Border Searches. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Fifth Circuit Upholds Border Patrol Vehicle Stop and Search
United States v. Conchas-Mancilla, decided by Fifth Circuit on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Border Search of Vehicle
United States v. Mendez-Lozano, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Border Patrol's Reasonable Suspicion for Vehicle Stop
United States v. Eduardo Martinez, decided by Eleventh Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Eduardo Martinez's...
Eleventh Circuit: No privacy in cell phone location data held by provider
United States v. Steven Berne Schmitz, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Steven Berne...
First Circuit Upholds Border Patrol Vehicle Stop Based on Reasonable Suspicion
United States v. Casillas-Montero, decided by First Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress e...
Court Upholds Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Ortiz Trejo v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ortiz Trejo, sued the defendant, Bondi, alleging that the defendant's actions vio...
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 Patrol had reasonable suspicion for vehicle stop and probable cause for search
United States v. Flores-Nater, 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 s...
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...
Fourth Circuit: Nervousness and inconsistent answers justify extended traffic stop
United States v. Victor Castro-Aleman, decided by Fourth Circuit on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Victor Castro-Aleman'...
Tenth Circuit Affirms Border Patrol Stop Based on Reasonable Suspicion
United States v. Cortez, decided by Tenth Circuit on June 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized ...
Border Patrol Reasonable Suspicion for Vehicle Stop Affirmed
Forteza-Garcia v. United States, decided by First Circuit on March 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Border Patrol Vehicle Search Based on Reasonable Suspicion
Doe v. Ferguson, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Ferguso...