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[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" list [priv]


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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