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Some basic Constitutional law would have saved this guy the trouble. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled that travelers do not have the right to
by quanticle 15y ago
Some basic Constitutional law would have saved this guy the trouble. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled that travelers do not have the right to refuse searches at an airport [1]. You might disagree with the decision, but if you're going to pull a stunt like this, you should at least be informed on the current state of jurisprudence regarding airport searches.
[1] http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/08/court-says-trav/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/08/court-says-trav/
- gazrogers 15y agoShe didn't refuse a search, she just wanted to read out the fourth amendment to the rest of the queue while it was happening.
- troels 15y agoThis text is from 2001. Also, the guy is a gal.
- felipellrocha 15y agoLikewise, imagine if Rosa Park had thought of her day's jurisprudence when she refused to give up her seat back in 1955. "Man, I am tired from all the work today, but the courts say I should give up my seat." And, surely you meant "this woman," as she does say she has a husband in the article.
- cyrus_ 15y agoIt is a woman, but simply having a husband doesn't imply that.
- rayiner 15y agoShe wasn't refusing screening. She wanted to read the Constitution while doing it.