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I am waiting for the perfect case to challenge the no fly list on its face. Scenario: A resident of Hawaii ends up on the list. Problems: There is no altern
by einhverfr 13y ago
I am waiting for the perfect case to challenge the no fly list on its face.
Scenario: A resident of Hawaii ends up on the list.
Problems: There is no alternative to air travel to/from Hawaii to travel about the country, much less about the world. Thus while the government may argue there is no right to air travel, there is a right to engage in interstate travel that is well settled and removing the only form of interstate travel interferes with that unquestionably. So you have the possibility of saying flights to/from Hawaii can't be covered, in which case the equal protection guarantee read into the 5th Amendment doesn't apply independent of state of residency, or you have to throw the whole list out.
- erichocean 13y agoYou could take a cruise ship, or hire your own airplane. The no-fly list only applies to commercial airports. So I don't think that merely being in Hawaii is going to help.
- einhverfr 13y agoHow practical are each of these, and to what extent do other means of transportation at least check the no-fly list (that it is only binding to commercial airports doesn't mean it only applies to them).
- theandrewbailey 13y agoSomeone could successfully argue that such would be an unreasonable burden, unless they are a millionaire.