The 9th Circuit and the Federal Government are at it again

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U.S. Border Agents Allowed to Seize and Conduct Offsite Searches of Computers

Fair warning for anyone who plans to travel outside the country. Upon re-entry into the U.S., border agents have full authority to seize your laptop, netbook, tablet PC, and other electronic components without a warrant, but that's not all. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that border agents also have the power to send your confiscated electronics to an offsite location for forensic inspection.

All I have to say is that's incredibly fucked up. A blatant violation of the Fourth Amendment...

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Where exactly does it state that they can just seize a computer (or anything really) without a warrant? This is completely unconstitutional and it's disgusting to me that Federal Judges have ruled that this is completely legal. Something tells me this is going straight to the Supreme Court.