Laptops Will Be Banned on Flights From 10 Airports From 8 Muslim-Majority Nations

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Traveling to the U.S. just got more restrictive. Passengers traveling to the U.S.  from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will no longer be aloud to bring laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board, Lori Aratani of the Washington Post reports. The devices must now be packed in checked luggage….

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ACLU Sues Govt. To Stop Laptop and Cellphone Searches at Border Without Suspicion of Wrongdoing

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The ACLU is fighting a practice by federal authorities, who routinely search laptops and cells phones at border crossings. The New York Daily News reports that the ACLU on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court challenging the policy. The lawsuit contends that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security routinely…

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