Justices Struggle to Balance Security, Fairness in No Fly Case

The US Supreme Court sought to untangle whether an Oregon man can proceed with a lawsuit against the FBI for placing him on its no fly list before removing him and then calling the matter moot.

The justices heard argument Monday in the case of Yonas Fikre, a U.S. citizen, who sued the government over his placement on the list prohibiting suspected terrorists from flying within, to, from, and over the US.

Fikre said he learned he was on the list in 2010 while traveling to Sudan after FBI agents approached him, asked about his association with a particular mosque ...