UPDATE:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/NATION/928787937/1001
“US Airways, airport seek trial in imams’ suit”
By Audrey Hudson
January 4, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “US Airways and Minneapolis airport officials are demanding a jury trial in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a group of Muslim imams who were removed from a flight for suspicious behavior.
The airline and Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which oversees Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, are also claiming immunity for their employees named in the suit, citing a “John Doe” law passed by Congress last year that, among other things, protects people acting in an official capacity to prevent terrorist attacks.
“We believe the police officers acted appropriately and that it is important that airports across the nation be able to take action when there is a reasonable belief that travelers could be threatened,” said Patrick Hogan, MAC spokesman.”