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federal2000
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Bond v. United States
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Physically manipulating a bus passenger's carry-on luggage in the overhead compartment constitutes an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment.
Case Summary
Bond v. United States held that a border patrol agent's physical manipulation of a bus passenger's soft-sided bag constituted a Fourth Amendment search, because passengers have an expectation of privacy that their bags will not be physically manipulated beyond incidental touching.