NY judge throws out suit by photographers challenging border searches of laptops
Source: Associated Press
NY judge throws out suit by photographers challenging border searches of laptops
By The Associated Press December 31, 2013 3:01 PM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A New York City judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a photojournalism organization and others challenging laptop computer searches at U.S. borders.
Judge Edward Korman granted the government's motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Tuesday.
Civil rights lawyers had sued in Brooklyn federal court in 2010 on behalf of the National Press Photographers Association, criminal defence lawyers and a French-American student whose laptop was confiscated at the Canadian border.
The plaintiffs alleged border agents are violating civil rights by searching laptops at U.S. borders without reasonable suspicion. The judge disagreed, citing appeals court rulings finding that reasonable suspicion isn't required for border searches.
An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union says the organization is considering an appeal.
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that the test of the legality of something is "Does the government need to do this?" instead of "Is it Constitutional for the government to do this?" 
They could do anything they wanted to without limits, as long as they can demonstrate a "important governmental interest".
And this isn't about stopping terrorism or protecting lives or property. It's about control over journalists.
