Federal judge skeptical of no-fly list, with no remedy to get off it
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The federal judge's strong language to government's argument means there is movement, and couple with concerns about post-NSA-spying fallout, could potentially could lead to a more transparent system.
A federal judge in Oregon took a dim view Friday of the government's argument that air travel isn't a fundamental right to U.S. citizens on the no-fly list.
The list, a well-protected government secret, decides who may fly from U.S. airports. It is also, according to testimony, shared with operators of passenger ships as well as 22 other countries.
Thirteen people on the no-fly list have sued the U.S. government, arguing that their placement deprives them of due process and smears their reputation by branding them as terrorists. Several of the men who filed suit have been surrounded at airport security areas, detained and interrogated.
The suit seeks to either re
