Court: War on Terror is no excuse to trample liberties

Light sez, "This is an exceptionally cool - the Federal Circuit Court unanimously threw out the Georgia government's attempts to force protesters through metal detectors because the terror threat is elevated."

"We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War of Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over," Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote for the three-member court. "September 11, 2001, already a day of immeasurable tragedy, cannot be the day liberty perished in this country."

Link (Thanks, Light!) - Cory Doctorow [Boing Boing]

Very good. There is still some common sense in the courts.