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Customs Inspectors And International Mail: To Open Or Not To Open?, Andrew H. Meyer Jan 1988

Customs Inspectors And International Mail: To Open Or Not To Open?, Andrew H. Meyer

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Note analyzes the United States statutes and regulations prescribing the standards for the search and seizure of international mail entering and leaving this country. It also examines cases construing these issues prior to the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Ramsey. In addition, it discusses the Ramsey decision itself and cases decided subsequent to it. Finally, this Note comments on the confusion that has followed the Ramsey decision and sets forth possible solutions.