· 9/28/1979
John W. Singleton, A/K/A John Westly, A/K/A John Sinkler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, John W. Singleton
Citations
- 606 F.2d 50
- 44 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5722
- 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 11513
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing the government's \compelling reasons\ for airport and airline security
- approving a search where passengers “were given advance notice that the search was to be conducted, and could elect not to be searched by deciding not to board the aircraft”
- “The government unquestionably has the most compelling reasons[—]the safety of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars worth of private property[—]for subjecting airline passengers to a search for weapons or explosives that could be used to hijack an airplane.”
- “The government unquestionably has the most compelling reasons[—]the safety of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars worth of private property[—]for subjecting airline passengers to a search for weapons or explosives that could be used to hijack an airplane.”
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Judges: Aldisert, Rosenn, Garth
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