Originally Posted by
Loose Cannon
I think that DHS blinked because if someone was denied the ability to fly domestically in the USA due to unacceptable ID that person would have grounds to sue. As far as the outcome is concerned all bets would be off.
They would have grounds to sue (maybe), but TSA has the bottomless taxpayer wallet to pay for attorneys to drag it out for months or years. If it got to close to a trial and it didn't look like 'anything for national security' excuse was going to fly, TSA would likely make a sealed settlement and nothing would change at the checkpoints.