The link goes directly to an full recording (WMA audio file) of the Dec 8th hearing for John Gilmore vs Gonzales about the constitutionality of the ID requirement for flying domestically within the United States. Each attorney got approximately 20 minutes to argue his case in front of the court.

Interesting for a direct look at what each party is arguing and the issues that the court seems most concerned with. There are questions of jurisdiction, which the government is using as a basis to try and get the case thrown out, and they were touched upon in the hearing.

Listening to the whole thing provides a slightly deeper understanding of the legal subtleties which will determine whether or not the ID requirement will be found, in court, to raise constitutional issues.

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