Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"This is a tremendous vindication of the constitutional rights of my clients, all loyal, hardworking scientists who have dedicated their lives to the space program."

Source: Dan Stormer, attorney for 28 Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers who filed a lawsuit against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the California Institute of Technology last August, challenging the new background checks instituted after 9/11. Calling such investigation into the backgrounds of NASA scientists and engineers a "broad inquisition," on Friday the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, CA ruled the Bush Administration has no right to conduct such checks.

FMI: www.jpl.nasa.gov, www.ca9.uscourts.gov