The U.S. Supreme Court decisions in both United States v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985) and United States v. Flores-Montano (2004) concerned border searches. The earlier case involved a search of a person, whereas the more recent case related to a vehicular search. Which of the following most accurately reflects the decisions in these two cases?

a. Reasonable suspicion is required for both person and vehicle searches at a border checkpoint.
b. No level of suspicion is required for either a vehicle or a person search occurring at a border checkpoint.
c. Reasonable suspicion is required for a more invasive search of a person at a border checkpoint, whereas no level of suspicion is required for a vehicle search.
d. Reasonable suspicion is required for a search of a vehicle at a border checkpoint, whereas no level of suspicion is required for a person search.


c

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