Supreme Court Takes FBI’s Fight Against No Fly List Lawsuit

The US Supreme Court will hear a bid from the FBI to avoid litigation brought by an Oregon man who was placed on the No Fly List but later removed.

The FBI argues Yonas Fikre’s claims are now moot because the federal government took him off the list seven years ago and submitted a sworn declaration stating he wouldn’t be placed back on it in the future based on current information.

Fikre alleged in a 2015 suit that the FBI harmed his reputation and violated his substantive and procedural due process rights to travel. The FBI’s No Fly List prohibits ...