No. 22-1178October Term 2023Decided Mar 19, 2024
FBI v. Fikre
The Supreme Court considered whether a lawsuit challenging an individual's placement on the No Fly List became moot after the government removed him from the list and promised not to put him back on based on currently available information.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 19, 2024
- What it's about
The Supreme Court considered whether a lawsuit challenging an individual's placement on the No Fly List became moot after the government removed him from the list and promised not to put him back on based on currently available information. In a unanimous decision, the Court held that the case could proceed because the government failed to prove it would not relist him for the same conduct in the future.
Question presented
Are respondent’s claims challenging his placement on the No Fly List moot, given that he was removed from the No Fly List in 2016 and the government provided a sworn declaration stating that he “will not be placed on the No Fly List in the future based on the currently available information”?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Mar 19, 2024
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology