Legal Opinion
Southwest Airlines Co. v. Transportation Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 3, 2009No. 07-1279, 07-1280, 07-1281, 07-1282, 07-1283, 07-1284, 07-1285, 07-1286, 07-1287, 07-1288, 07-1289, 07-1290, 07-1291, 07-1292, 07-1293, 07-1294, 07-1296, 07-1297, 07-1298, 07-1323, 07-1338, 07-1347PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, commercial airlines exercised responsibility for screening passengers and property at U.S. airports. Shortly after the attacks, Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (“ATSA”), Pub.L. No. 107-71, 115 Stat. 625 (2001), establishing the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) and entrusting it with the primary responsibility for civil aviation security. 49 U.S.C. § 114. We deal here with several airlines’ arguments that TSA…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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