Assistant U.S. Attorney Ellen Blain asked Southern District Judge Ronnie Abrams Friday to dismiss a lawsuit claiming 25 federal agents put four Muslim men on the anti-terror No Fly List to retaliate for their unwillingness to act as informants.
Blain told the court that lawyers for the four want to recognize a so-called Bivens cause of action and allow FBI agents to be personally liable for violation of the men’s First Amendment rights.
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