Originally Posted by
Wiirachay
What is the legality of this checkpoint, as the last time I checked, going from San Diego to Phoenix doesn't require one to leave the US?
- Pat
The Supreme Court ruled in 1976 (U.S. vs. Martinez-Fuerte, 428 U.S. 543) that such checkpoints are permitted at least 25 miles away from the border, the inspections are not a violation of privacy, and that inspectors may check every car.