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Federal Appeals Court Orders TSA To Explain Delay In Body Scan Public Hearing

Posted by Unknown on from the resist-delay-obstruct dept.

New submitter rhsanborn writes "One year ago the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ordered the TSA to hold public comment on the use body scanners in EPIC vs. DHS. The order has been ignored prompting a WhiteHouse.gov petition asking for the Obama Administration's response. One year later, Wired reports, the court has ordered the TSA to explain why it hasn't responded to its original order (PDF). The TSA has until August 30th to respond."

2 of 186 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Ordered to explain why it ignored the order by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    and is the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts. The U.S. Marshals are responsible for the protection of court officers and buildings and the effective operation of the judiciary. The service also assists with court security and prisoner transport, serves arrest warrants, and seeks fugitives.

  2. Re:Ordered to explain why it ignored the order by sycodon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Obama could have had these agencies dissolved and the Patriot act repealed in his first year. He had the numbers.

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