Judge to Hear Air ID Challenge

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:25:37 -0500
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Subject: Judge to Hear Air ID Challenge

Judge to Hear Air ID Challenge

By Julia Scheeres
02:00 AM Jan. 18, 2003 PT

San Francisco -- A U.S. District Court judge agreed to hear a
challenge to an airline requirement that forces passengers to show
identification before boarding a plane, despite a motion by the
government and two airlines to dismiss it.

John Gilmore, the co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
has sued United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Attorney General
John Ashcroft, alleging that the ID requirement stems from a "secret
law" that violates his right to anonymous travel within the United
States.

The case stems from two July 4 incidents in which Gilmore refused to
show his ID at San Francisco and Oakland airports before boarding
cross-country flights. Southwest refused to let him board without
identifying himself, while United said he could board if he submitted
to a hand search, which he refused.

Gilmore, a longtime libertarian, arrived at the federal building
wearing Birkenstocks and a purple suit jacket. Pinned to the lapel,
was a button with the words "suspected terrorist" superimposed over
the shape of an airplane.

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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57276,00.html


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