JURIST - Paper Chase: Federal judge rules random NYC subway searches constitutional

[JURIST] US District Judge Richard M. Berman ruled Friday that random police searches of bags on the New York City subway system are a minimal invasion of privacy and do not violate the Constitution. The decision comes in a lawsuit [PDF complaint; press release] brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union challenging the random searches as unreasonable searches and seizures. Berman ruled that the government has a vitally important interest in preventing a terrorist bombing of the subway system, the risk of which is "real and substantial." From New York, WABC-TV has more.

Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...

Federal trial begins in challenge to random bag searches on New York subways
New Yorkers favor random bag searches on subways, poll says
NY rights group challenges random subway bag searches

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