U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous vote allows CAIR’s challenge against No Fly List placement to proceed

March 22nd, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Yonas Fikre’s challenge to his previous placement on the No Fly List can proceed, rejecting the government’s claim that his removal from the list rendered the lawsuit void. Fikre is an Arab and Muslim American initially from Sudan, who was tortured and...

U.S. Appeals Court: Muslim American can sue over no-fly list

September 21st, 20180 PORTLAND, OR. — On Thursday, Sept. 20, a federal appeals court revived a Muslim American man’s lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of improperly keeping him on its “no-fly list” for about six years. He said the government placed him on the list to coerce him into becoming an FBI informant. Reversing a lower court ruling, the...