3rd Circ. Says TSA Screeners Immune To Flyer Abuse Claims

By Y. Peter Kang (July 11, 2018, 7:24 PM EDT) -- A divided Third Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's decision that Transportation Security Administration airport screeners are immune to civil suits over alleged traveler abuse, saying an exception to sovereign immunity doesn't apply since the federal workers aren't considered law enforcement officers....

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