Air passenger identification policy ruling [9th Circuit]

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Air passenger identification policy ruling [9th Circuit]

January 26, 2006 10:59:00 pm

John Gilmore v. Alberto R. Gonzales et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 26, 2006 [dismissing a lawsuit alleging that the enactment and enforcement of the Government's civilian airline passenger identification policy is unconstitutional]. Read the full text of the ruling [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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