The federal district court in Minnesota has dismissed Jesse Ventura’s lawsuit challenging TSA patdowns and pornoscanners as violations of the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. For those who are interested, here’s the court’s decision. It’s nothing too exciting; the court just says that the law required him to take his challenge directly to the Court of Appeals. I don’t expect he’ll fare much better there, since the federal courts almost never place any restrictions on the federal government, especially when it invokes “national security.” Too bad Jesse’s not governor now — he’s one of the only politicians … Continue reading Federal Court Tosses Jesse Ventura’s TSA Lawsuit