Back in December, I wrote about the government’s dubious tactics aimed at preventing a woman placed on the no-fly from getting a fair trial on the matter. Because the woman is not a U.S. citizen, the government attempted to keep her from testifying by refusing to give her a visa. Then they attempted to keep her daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, from testifying by placing her on the no-fly list so that she couldn’t get home from visiting her mother in Kuala Lumpur. Then they lied to the judge, denying that any of it had happened.
Now the trial has concluded and the judge has ruled against the TSA on practically every point. The ruling itself is sealed until April to give the government time to appeal but the judge did release a summary. If you’re a U.S. citizen, you can’t help but be outraged at the government’s outlandish behavior in this case.
Update: judged → judge