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Roger Vanderklok v. USA, et al
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16-3422
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December 01, 2017
3rd Circ. Denies Full Court Redo In Traveler's TSA Dispute
The Third Circuit on Friday said it will not revisit a panel's finding saying that Transportation Security Administration airport screeners cannot be sued for allegedly retaliating against travelers who exercise free speech, delivering a blow to an architect who said he was falsely accused of making a bomb threat.
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October 30, 2017
Traveler Wants 3rd Circ. To Rehear Suit Against TSA Agent
An architect who says a U.S. airport screener falsely accused him of making a bomb threat asked the Third Circuit on Friday to reconsider its ruling that Transportation Security Administration agents cannot be sued for retaliatory prosecution under the First Amendment.
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August 23, 2017
TSA Shield Thickens After 3rd Circ. 1st Amendment Ruling
The Third Circuit's finding that U.S. airport checkpoint screeners cannot be sued for allegedly retaliating against travelers exercising free speech diminishes passengers' rights in the name of national security, experts say, insulating the Transportation Security Administration from blowback and ratcheting up tensions in U.S. air travel.
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August 22, 2017
1st Amendment Claim Can't Touch TSA Agent, 3rd Circ. Says
The Third Circuit said for the first time Tuesday that Transportation Security Administration airport screeners cannot be sued for allegedly retaliating against travelers who exercise free speech, sending back to Pennsylvania federal court the case of a man who claimed he was arrested after a TSA supervisor lied about him making a bomb threat.