No. 20-1505
Zainab Merchant, et al. v. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.
Amici (2)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: border-search border-searches digital-contraband electronic-device electronic-devices fourth-amendment probable-cause reasonable-suspicion warrant-requirement
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment FirstAmendment CriminalProcedure Immigration Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
FourthAmendment FirstAmendment CriminalProcedure Immigration Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-06-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Fourth Amendment require that searches of electronic devices at the U.S. border be conducted pursuant to a warrant based on probable cause, or at least pursuant to an officer's determination of reasonable suspicion that the device contains digital contraband?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Fourth Amendment require that searches of electronic devices at the U.S. border be conducted pursuant to a warrant based on probable cause, or at least pursuant to an_ officers determination of reasonable suspicion that the device contains digital contraband? i
Docket Entries
2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-06-04
Reply of petitioner Zainab Merchant filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-28
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2021-05-28
Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, Brennan Center for Justice, and TechFreedom filed.
2021-05-25
Brief of respondent United States filed.
2021-04-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2021)
Attorneys
Alejandro Mayorkas, et al.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Center for Democracy & Technology, Brennan Center for Justice, and TechFreedom
Trisha B. Anderson — Covington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Zainab Merchant
Esha Bhandari — American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Petitioner