Judge Grants ACLU Attorneys Access to Subway Search Records

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A federal judge has told the city of New York it must turn over statistical information to the ACLU on its subway bag searching. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas agreed that the ACLU could not present its case that the search program is ineffective without access to the data sought. The court said, however, that it should be disclosed “for attorneys eyes only.” (8/24/05