Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
And no law requires them to admit you to the sterile area of the airport if you refuse to answer them, either. (At least, this hasn't been tested in court.)
I doubt they will want to have this tested in court as 1) it will expose their precious little SOP and 2) if they end up on the wrong side of a decision it could make them liable for prohibiting a passenger from traveling (somewhat) freely.