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posted by martyb on Friday September 06 2019, @06:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the Watching-the-watchers dept.

Federal judge rules FBI terrorism watchlist violates constitutional rights

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a government database of more than one million people identified as "known or suspected terrorists," violates the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens who were added to the list by denying them due process.

Almost two dozen Muslim American citizens who were placed on a watchlist, known as the Terrorist Screening Database, filed suit along with the Council on American-Islamic Relations against the government saying they were wrongly included in the database and that the process for adding names is overbroad and riddled with errors.

Many on the list, which is maintained by the FBI and shared with a variety of federal agencies, said they were subjected to frequent and sometimes invasive screenings while traveling which have led to "adverse experiences and consequences," including being handcuffed at border crossings.

U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ruled that the travel difficulties faced by plaintiffs who were on the list are significant and that they have a right to due process when their constitutional rights are infringed.

Previously: Feds Sued for Putting Infant (and Thousands More) on Terrorist Watchlist


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday September 06 2019, @03:25PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 06 2019, @03:25PM (#890552) Journal

    Can't even have a suspect anymore?

    The problem is this.

    The list is not only for suspects. It's also for people who officers want to give some extra-judicial punishment to. Just add them to the list, out of spite, in order to inconvenience them for the rest of their life. Or just for fun. Because we can! But at the same time, we expect the comrades citizens to respect the government and law enforcement!

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