[IP] DoJ tries to toss out lawsuit challenging "no fly" list [priv]
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@xxxxxxxx>
Date: November 8, 2004 3:07:42 AM EST
To: politech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Politech] DoJ tries to toss out lawsuit challenging "no fly"
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/05/no.fly.lawsuit.ap/index.html
SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- A Justice Department lawyer on Thursday
asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the
government's handling of its "no-fly" list violates air travelers'
rights.
The American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit says the government has put
in place insufficient safeguards to ensure that people with names
similar to those on the list aren't treated with suspicion because of
mistaken identity.
The seven plaintiffs say they have been repeatedly stopped at airports
and questioned for as long as an hour before being allowed to board
flights.
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