ACLU Challenges Government No-Fly List

June 6, 2003

The ACLU has filed a nationwide class-action challenge to the government's "No-Fly" list. Many innocent travelers who pose no safety risk whatsoever are discovering that their government considers them terrorists -- and find that they have no way to find out why they are on the list, and no way to clear their names. Report Problems on the ACLU No-Fly Complaint Form >>

ACLU NO-FLY CLASS-ACTION CHALLENGE
ACLU Complaint in the "No-Fly List" Case

> Statement of Michelle D. Green
> Statement of David C. Nelson
> Statement of John Shaw
> Statement of David C. Fathi
> Statement of Mohamed Ibrahim
> Statement of Alexandra Hay
> Statement of Sarosh Syed

NO-FLY LIST FOIA LAWSUIT
> ACLU-NC's Analysis of FBI's FOIA Response (12/4/03)
> "No Fly" List: An Analysis of TSA's FOIA Response (7/21/03)
> FBI Records Suggest Shoddy Management of "No Fly"List
> More documents on ACLU's No-Fly List FOIA lawsuit

RESOURCES
> Frequently Asked Questions About the "No Fly List"
> "No-Fly" List Risk: With Databases, the U.S. Government May Turn Into Big Brother
> ACLU'S online ad campaign on CAPPS II
> Problems With No-Fly List Show Problems With CAPPS II Airline Profiling System
> The Seven Problems With CAPPS II
> ACLU Feature on Surveillance
> ACLU Feature on CAPPS II
> ACLU Privacy Page

PRESS RELEASES
> Court Hears Arguments in ACLU No-Fly Class-Action Lawsuit (11/4/04)
> Government Documents Reveal Absence of Policy in No-Fly Lists (10/9/04)
> ACLU Files First Nationwide Challenge to "No-Fly"List (4/6/04)

Report Problems on the No-Fly Complaint Form >>

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