Law for Business 12th Edition by James Barnes,Terry Dworkin,Eric Richards

Exercise 7

Congress passed the Marine Transportation Act after 9/11 to boost security. Under it, ferries were considered at high risk of a "maritime security incident" and had to adopt security plans. The company that runs the ferry across Lake Champlain planned to visually search carry-on baggage and vehicle trunks. A commuter on the ferry challenged the searches because they were suspicionless and done without a warrant. Were the searches constitutional? Why?