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NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled that random searches of bags belonging to New York subway passengers are constitutional.
The policy was adopted after the London Transport bombings in July. Passengers can refuse a search but cannot then enter the subway.
Judge Richard Berman said the threat of terrorism is real enough to justify the minimal inconvenience to passengers, the New York Times reported.
The American Civil Liberties Union promised an appeal.
"We don't believe the city has established that the program is sufficiently effective to justify suspicionless searches of hundreds of thousands of innocent New Yorkers," said lawyer Christopher Dunn.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly called the ruling a victory for common sense.
Berman heard testimony in October during a non-jury trial.
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DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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