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Angry passengers have been left frustrated by the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) enforcement of REAL ID, as "rude and dismissive" agents have been accused of refusing to accept valid forms. As of May 7, state-issued driver’s licenses and IDs that are not REAL ID compliant are no longer accepted as valid forms of identification at airports, and passengers could be prevented from boarding their flights if they do not have an acceptable form of ID...... TSA workers even responded to the poster, claiming that some of their colleagues were struggling to get a grasp of the new rules. "Some of...

San Francisco -- An appeals court Thursday dismissed a Libertarian Party activist's legal challenge to federal airport regulations requiring passengers to show identification before they can board planes. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by millionaire John Gilmore, an early employee of Sun Microsystems Inc., that the policy constituted an illegal search and violated his right to travel freely. After privately reviewing the government's identification policy that was not disclosed in court for security reasons, an unanimous three-judge panel said the policy was not overly intrusive or illegal. Gilmore, the court ruled, could leave the airport if...