The U.S. government's terror watch list violates constitutional rights, judge rules
For years, U.S. residents placed on the government's terror watchlist have argued that they have been unfairly targeted by their country, with Muslim-Americans in particular claiming to have been placed on the controversial list for no reason other than their religion.
"This is a tremendous victory, not just for all American-Muslims, but for all Americans who care about civil rights and the Constitution," Hassan Shibly, a lawyer who heads CAIR's Florida chapter and was named as a plaintiff in the case, told"For decades, every time I have traveled and every time many people I know who traveled and who share my faith have been stopped at the border for hours at a time, placed in handcuffs, interrogated and treated as second-class...
In Trenga's ruling, the judge said the watch list fails to meet the standards for constitutionally sufficient procedural due process. While Trenga's ruling grants summary judgment to the 23 U.S. citizens represented in the case, the judge is seeking additional legal briefs before making a decision on what remedy to impose.
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