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No Fly List

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Qualified Immunity

Qualified Immunity May Shield FBI Agents Who Abused the No-Fly List

The feds routinely abuse people’s rights and claim they shouldn’t be held accountable.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.9.2023 7:00 AM

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Congress

If We Can't Abolish the No-Fly List, Can We at Least Keep It Safe?

Reviewing and improving the federal government’s data security and digital defenses should be a priority.

Bonnie Kristian | 1.24.2023 4:55 PM

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Civil Liberties

The No-Fly List Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare

Existing laws are more than adequate to handle the Capitol rioters.

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.6.2021 6:00 AM

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January 6

No, Those Viral Videos Don't Prove That the Capitol Rioters Are Being Added to the No-Fly List

But these lawmakers think they should be.

Christian Britschgi | 1.12.2021 10:05 AM

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Vaccines

Immunity Passports May Liberate Us From Lockdowns or Invite New Privacy Invasions

The idea is looking less like a Get Out of Jail Free card and more like a hall pass.

J.D. Tuccille | 12.30.2020 2:15 PM

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No Fly List

The Government Says These Men Have No Recourse Against FBI Agents Who Used the 'No Fly' List To Punish Them

The Supreme Court will decide whether three Muslims who refused to be informants can sue for damages under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Jacob Sullum | 2.13.2020 2:30 PM

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Gun Control

Florida School Shooting Resurrects Terrible Plan to Prevent People on the No Fly List from Buying Guns

Senators want to use secret, largely unaccountable government watchlists as a justification for denying some citizens' due process.

Scott Shackford | 3.1.2018 1:25 PM

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Presidential Debate

Trump and Clinton Declare (Again) Support for Denying Guns Based on Gov't Suspicion

'No fly, no buy' rears its unconstitutional head at the debate.

Scott Shackford | 9.26.2016 11:15 PM

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Gary Johnson

Libertarian Gary Johnson on Denying Second Amendment Rights Based on Unadjudicated Suspicion

He's against it, because he thinks government watchlists can never be free of people who shouldn't be on them.

Brian Doherty | 6.16.2016 5:01 PM

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