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CA1: En banc rehearing denied in Cerqueira ? so the First really does like racial profiling

By S. COTUS

Over the dissent of Torruella, the First denies a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc in Cerqueira v. American Airlines (our coverage here), which held that the airlines can?t be sued for kicking someone with a Stanford education off a plane (resulting in his detention) airline didn?t act with some sort of racial animus.  This pretty much clears the way for people to harass all dark-skinned foreigners by telling flight attendants that person sitting next to them is acting like Bora read more

Full post as published by Appellate Law and Practice on March 03, 2008 (boomark / email).