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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 11:06 pm
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Originally Posted by InkUnderNails
As a private business would not a screening contractor have to face different liability and administrative search requirements than a government agency? The way I understand case law, and I am not nor do I pretend to be anything other than a novice observer, the administrative search that allows the current discretion requires a governmental agency to perform the such. Can they contract out this governmental function? A simple yes or no will suffice. I am not fishing, just asking.
The government only needs the Admin Search as an end run around the Constitution. A private business doesn't need this.

The airlines would just add it as a part of the contract of carriage that you must be screened to their standard to enter their terminal.
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