beSpacific: Ninth Circuit Allows Passenger ID Case to Proceed In Public

September 14, 2004

Ninth Circuit Allows Passenger ID Case to Proceed In Public

"The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the government's attempt to bar the press and the public from a trial where plaintiff John Gilmore is challenging the constitutionality of requiring airline passengers to show ID."

Gilmore v. Ashcroft: Requirement to Show ID for Ground and Air Transport

EFF friend-of-the-court brief, and EPIC friend-of-the-court brief.

From AP, Court: Government must make argument public in airline ID case

Should The Government's Request to Close Court Proceedings Relating to Airline Anti-Terror List Criteria Be Granted? An Argument for a More Moderate Solution, by Julie Hilden.

Permanent Link Topic(s): Courts, Privacy


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