Passengers Can Challenge No-Fly List

August 20, 2008

In a 2-1 ruling, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated a suit by a former Stanford University student who was detained and handcuffed in 2005 as she was about to board a plane to her native Malaysia. >>>>>


Court: Passengers can challenge no-fly list, thanks to Muslim student

August 19, 2008

Critics of the government’s secret no-fly list scored a potentially important victory Monday when a federal appeals court ruled that would-be passengers can ask a judge and jury to decide whether their inclusion on the list violates their rights.

In a 2-1 ruling, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated a suit by a former Stanford University student who was detained and handcuffed in 2005 as she was about to board a plane to her native Malaysia.  >>>>>

These are major victories. However, they only scratch at the surface in rebounding from the damage already done to the rights of Americans due to unjust laws — blamed on the other wrong — defaming Muslims on a grand scheme.


Law Professor: Counter Terrorism Czar Told Me There Is Going To Be An i-9/11 And An i-Patriot Act

August 6, 2008

…”There’s going to be an i-9/11 event” which will act as a catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the internet.  Lessig also revealed that he had learned, during a dinner with former government Counter Terrorism Czar Richard Clarke, that there is already in existence a cyber equivalent of the Patriot Act, an “i-Patriot Act” if you will, and that the Justice Department is waiting for a cyber terrorism event in order to implement its provisions. >>>>>