Witness in U.S. 'no-fly' trial is on 'no-fly' list; judge ponders obstruction hearing

[Newsjock]

http://papersplease.org/wp/2013/12/02/witness-in-no-fly-trial-finds-shes-on-no-fly-list-too/

The Federal civil rights trial in Ibrahim v. DHS — the first lawsuit seeking judicial review of a government “no-fly” order to make it to trial — began this morning in San Francisco with a surprise:

When the case was called at 7:30 a.m., Elizabeth Pipkin and Christine Peek, pro bono lawyers for the plaintiff Dr. Rahinah Ibrahim, began by informing U.S. District Judge William Alsup that Dr. Ibrahim’s oldest daughter Raihan Mustafa Kamal was denied boarding in Kuala Lumpur yesterday when she tried to board a flight to San Francisco to observe and testify at the trial in her mother’s lawsuit.

... According to Ms. Pipkin, airline employees who refused to check Ms. Kamal in for flights to the U.S. told her that they were acting on orders from the DHS. Airline staff in K.L. gave Ms. Kamal a telephone number in Miami to call for further information, saying it was the number of an office of the CBP (the Customs and Border Protection division of DHS).

... “We may have to have a separate evidentiary hearing about this,” Judge Alsup said, and ordered the defendants to provide further information tomorrow (Tuesday). “I want to know whether the government did something to obstruct a witness, a U.S. citizen.”

[rgbecker]

1. O, Judge, Nothing at all....just kept witness from getting to trial.

May as well have run her off the road, like they usually do.

[Th1onein]

2. Their arrogance is frightening.

[clffrdjk]

3. Move along folks nothing to see here.

Oh yea be sure to pick up that can.

[truedelphi]

5. Nope nothing to see.

After all, anyone who is a good citizen and votes for Conservatives, and supports wars and believes the tripe we are told to believe will never have any troubles.

It's up to the rest of us to become better citizens!

[progressoid]

4. Whatever.

All I know is that I'm more safer thanks to the valiant work of our heroes at the DHS.

[Rex]

6. Ah yeas...the completely worthless Department of Big Brother.

Another agency that will waste trillions and net us nothing in return.

The BFEE sure didn't waste any time going all fascist on us and the DHS is proof of their hatred for the citizenry. Sadly, the DHS will be with us forever now, continually wasting taxpayer money chasing phantom terrorists in a home near you!

[Gothmog]

7. You really do not want to piss off a Federal Judge

I have a feeling that this issue will be resolved shortly