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Litigation

Apr. 18, 2014

Government relies on secret exception to block people from U.S., ruling reveals

A court ruling unsealed Tuesday in the case of a former Stanford University student barred from the United States revealed the government sometimes relies on a secret exception to place people on federal terrorism watchlists.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A court ruling unsealed Wednesday in the case of a former Stanford University student barred from entry into the United States revealed that the federal government sometimes relies on an exception to the "reasonable suspicion standard" to place people on terrorism watch lists.


The order discloses for the first time that the government depends on certain secret exceptions to the standard....

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