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41 Pepp. L. Rev. 1 (2013-2014)
The Post-TSA Airport: A Constitution Free Zone

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                              The Post-TSA Airport:

                        A   Constitution Free Zone?



                                                  Daniel S. Harawa*

    INTRODUCTION         ....................................... ....... 2
II. AIRPORT SECURITY MEASURES        ....................................7
      A.  The Origin of Airport Security........................7
      B.  Creation of the TSA...........           .....................11
      C.  Current Screening Policies and Measures       ...............13
          1. Regulations...............................14
          2. Screening Procedures.........................17
III. THE AIRPORT AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT            ...................21
      A.  Pre-TSA Fourth Amendment Litigation         .................22
          1.  Terry Reasonableness........................22
          2. Border Search Exception......................25
          3. Administrative Search Exception    .................26
          4. Consent       .......................................27
      B.  Ends Justify the Means -Constitutionality of Airport
          Security      ............................. .............. 28
          1. Consent     .................................. 28
          2. Border Search Exception  ...............    ....... 29
          3. General Reasonableness-the Terry Stop and Frisk........... 30
          4. Administrative Search Exception..................... 32
      C.  Do Current Screening Measures Violate the Fourth
          Amendment?       ......................... .............. 35
          1 . Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) v.
             Department of Homeland Security.................. 36
          2. Administrative Search Analysis      ........................ 38
             a.  Government Interest..............       ................. 38
             b.  Effectiveness of the Search Measure Implemented.    41
             c. intrusion on Privacy ..............  ................. 42


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* J.D., Georgetown University Law Center; B.A., University of Richmond.

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