NY Times Quotes Chacón on Constitutionality of Airport Computer Searches

The New York Times quoted Professor Jennifer M. Chacón in an article on the constitutionality of searching personal hard drives on laptops during security and customs checks at airports in the United States.

Chacón said that searching a computer "is fairly intrusive." Like searches of the body, she said, such "an invasive search should require reasonable suspicion.''

The Times also quoted an opinion of Judge Dean Pregerson '76 of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that addresses this precise legal issue and is in agreement with Professor Chacon's views.

UC Davis News & Information/January 7, 2007