59 Wash. App. 228 - State v. Quick’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In determining whether a search occurred at the functional equivalent of the border, courts acknowledge the government’s interest in searching those who cross international borders, yet they seek also to ensure that customs officials do not violate the constitutional rights of domestic travelers. Accordingly, though they employ somewhat different tests, federal courts uniformly require the government to demonstrate that the contraband or person seized has crossed an international border.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 117 F. Supp. 2d 1015 - United States v. Graham