Ickes, 393 F.3d 501, was handed down by the Virginia-based 4th U.S. [read post]

Ickes was the first case to tackle the issue of whether border searches of laptops were permissible. [17] In that case, Ickes was attempting to return to the United States in a van via the Canadian/U.S. border in Detroit. [18]  A cursory search of the van revealed illegal materials, including loose marijuana seeds and a tangible album of child pornography. [19]  Upon the discovery of those materials, the officer searched his laptop computer and found… [read post]