{"id":2060744,"date":"2023-10-09T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-review-no-fly-list-lawsuit-against-fbi\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T16:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:09:34","slug":"supreme-court-to-review-no-fly-list-lawsuit-against-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-review-no-fly-list-lawsuit-against-fbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court to review FBI&#8217;s &#8216;No-Fly List&#8217; lawsuit."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-to-review-no-fly-list-lawsuit-against-fbi%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2060744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Supreme Court to\u200c Decide Lawsuit\u200d Against \u200bFBI Over No-Fly List<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court has agreed to \u200dhear a case involving a Muslim man \u200bfrom Oregon who \u2064is suing \u2063the\u2062 Federal Bureau of \u200cInvestigation (FBI) after his name\u200b was removed from the\u2063 &#8220;no-fly \u2062list&#8221; but \u200bwith \u2064no promise to\u2064 keep it\u200d off. This controversial list, maintained\u200d by the FBI&#8217;s Terrorist Screening\u200b Center, contains\u2062 the identities\u200b of known or suspected terrorists. \u200dIndividuals on \u2063the list are\u2064 prohibited from flying within,\u2063 to, from, or over the United States.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/citing-religious-freedom-law-supreme-court-allows-muslims-to-sue-fbi-agents-who-placed-them-on-no-fly-list-3613155?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Supreme Court Allows Muslims\u200b to Sue FBI\u2062 Agents Who Placed Them on No-Fly List<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 12\/10\/2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/tsa-installs-facial-recognition-tech-in-several-us-airports-alarming-some-lawmakers-5266616?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>TSA Installs Facial Recognition Tech in Several US Airports, Alarming Some Lawmakers<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 5\/15\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over\u200b the years, \u200cthere have been complaints from Muslims who believe\u2062 they were unfairly placed on the list, as well as from other Americans who were denied access to flights due \u2062to name similarities. The Association \u200cof Professional Flight Attendants \u200dand\u200b some\u2064 lawmakers are advocating for a \u200cno-fly \u200dlist\u200b for unruly passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The case, FBI\u200c v. Fikre (court file 22-1178), dates back to 2010 when FBI agents\u200c met with\u200b Yonas Fikre,\u200d a naturalized U.S. citizen of\u200b Eritrean descent who had converted to Islam. The agents questioned him about alleged terrorist involvement and demanded\u200b that he become\u200d an informant for them in \u200border to be allowed back into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, \u200bMr.\u200b Fikre\u2063 sought asylum \u200bin\u200d Sweden,\u2064 claiming that \u2064he had been detained and tortured by the United Arab Emirates \u2063at the request of the U.S.\u200d government. In 2015, the TSA refused to remove his\u2062 name from \u2063the no-fly\u200b list, citing a threat to civil aviation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:704px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>People waiting\u2064 in line to go through Orlando International Airport MCO TSA security on \u2064a busy day.\u200c (Courtesy of Ed Perkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Fikre initiated a lawsuit against the\u2062 FBI, alleging wrongful placement on the list, reputational harm, and violation of his right to travel. \u200dInitially, the agency removed his name from the list and then requested the court to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming it was now moot. However, a \u200bfederal district court disagreed and dismissed \u2063Mr. Fikre&#8217;s complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cU.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit\u200c disagreed with the lower court, stating \u2062that the \u2063removal of Mr. Fikre&#8217;s name from the list did\u2063 not render the \u2064lawsuit\u2062 moot. \u200bThe \u200dFBI had not admitted \u200cany wrongdoing or made any policy changes related to \u2064his case.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has\u200d previously ruled \u200bon\u200c a similar case \u2062regarding the no-fly list, allowing Muslims\u2064 to \u2062sue \u2064FBI agents personally\u2064 for \u2063damages under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The Trump administration argued \u2064against such lawsuits, claiming they would deter government officials from performing their duties.<\/p>\n<p>Oral arguments for FBI v. \u200bFikre have yet \u200bto be scheduled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u2062 the lack of due \u200bprocess\u2062 and \u2064potential for arbitrary additions\u2062 and removals from the list\u200d affect individuals&#8217; rights to liberty\u200d and the presumption of innocence?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062Ck to 2013\u2064 when Yonas Fikre, a Muslim man from Oregon, discovered that his name was \u200don the FBI&#8217;s no-fly list. The no-fly list\u200c is a\u200b controversial \u200ctool used by\u200d the FBI&#8217;s Terrorist Screening Center to identify and\u2063 restrict the movements \u200cof known or suspected terrorists. Individuals on the \u200blist are prohibited \u2064from flying within, \u2062to, from, or over the United States.<\/p>\n<p>While Fikre&#8217;s name was eventually removed\u200b from the list, \u200dthere was no assurance that it would not be placed back on in the future. This lack of transparency \u200band accountability prompted Fikre to file a lawsuit against the FBI, claiming violations of \u200dhis constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to\u200c hear this case is a \u2064significant\u200c development in the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-senate-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-supreme-court-ethics-bill\/\" title=\"LIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court ethics bill\">ongoing \u200ddebate surrounding<\/a> the no-fly list and its impact on civil liberties. Over the years, there have been numerous complaints from Muslims who \u200dfeel they\u2063 have been unfairly targeted and placed on\u2064 the list solely based \u2062on \u2064their\u200c religious beliefs. Additionally, there have been cases of mistaken identity, where \u200dinnocent individuals with similar names to suspected terrorists have faced travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit filed \u2063by Fikre raises\u200c important questions about the constitutionality of the no-fly list and\u200d the procedures \u2064employed by the\u2062 FBI\u2063 in maintaining it. Critics\u2062 argue that \u200bthe lack of due process and the potential \u200bfor arbitrary additions and\u2064 removals from the \u2064list violate \u2064individuals&#8217; rights to liberty and the presumption of innocence. They argue that the government should provide clear \u2063evidence\u200b and adhere to stringent\u2063 criteria before placing someone on the list or restricting their travel.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d outcome of this case will have far-reaching implications \u200bfor national security and individual\u2064 rights. \u200dIt will determine the extent to\u200c which the \u200cgovernment can curtail\u200d personal freedoms in\u200b the name of countering terrorism. The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision will also shed light \u2063on the need for stronger oversight \u2062and accountability\u2063 mechanisms surrounding\u2062 the no-fly list.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, there has been an increasing\u200c call for transparency\u200b and reform within \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antony-blinken-says-us-and-israel-will-review-intel-failure-goal-remains-to-repel-hamas\/\" title=\"Antony Blinken vows to assess intel failure with Israel, priority is still countering Hamas.\">intelligence agencies responsible<\/a> \u200dfor maintaining the no-fly \u2063list. The case\u200d of Fikre is part of a broader \u2062movement seeking \u200cto address \u2062these concerns and ensure that the list is not used as \u200ca tool for discrimination or\u2063 infringement on civil liberties.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the\u200b Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to hear the lawsuit against \u2063the \u2064FBI\u2064 over the no-fly list is \u200da\u200d critical\u200b juncture \u2063in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-review-no-fly-list-lawsuit-against-fbi\/\" title=\"Supreme Court to review FBI's 'No-Fly List' lawsuit.\">ongoing debate\u2062 surrounding national\u2064 security<\/a> and \u2064individual rights. This case has the potential to shape the future of the no-fly list and determine the boundaries \u200bof governmental\u2064 authority in the \u2063fight against terrorism. \u200dThe outcome will \u200bnot only impact the Muslim\u200d community \u200bbut also serve as \u2064a\u200b precedent for how the \u2062government handles\u200d issues of due process\u200b and \u2064accountability in similar\u2062 situations. As the case progresses, it is crucial to closely follow the arguments and evidence presented to \u2064gain a deeper understanding\u2062 of the implications for civil liberties in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court will determine if an Oregon Muslim can sue the FBI for removing his name from the no-fly list without guaranteeing its absence. 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