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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

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2011

Fourth Amendment

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The Anatomy Of A Search: Intrusiveness And The Fourth Amendment, Renée Mcdonald Hutchins Mar 2011

The Anatomy Of A Search: Intrusiveness And The Fourth Amendment, Renée Mcdonald Hutchins

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Full-Body Scanners: Tsa's New "Optional" System For Airport Searches, Stuart A. Hindman Jan 2011

Full-Body Scanners: Tsa's New "Optional" System For Airport Searches, Stuart A. Hindman

Student Articles and Papers

While the world of commercial air transportation has seen major improvements in many technologies over the last decade, nothing has caused a stir quite like the implementation of full-body scanners (FBS) as a one of the first lines of defense in aviation security at U.S. airports. FBS and “enhanced” pat-downs have been the source of much debate and scrutiny among passengers, flight crews, privacy rights groups, and federal authorities in charge of airport screening. The paper begins with a general overview of the law as it pertains to airport searches and privacy rights. In Part II, the technology behind the …