Judge tosses Jesse Ventura's airport scans lawsuit

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Nov 3, 6:42 PM EDT

Judge tosses Jesse Ventura's airport scans lawsuit

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by
former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in which he sought to challenge the
use of full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints.

Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation
Security Administration in January alleging that the scans and pat-downs
violated his right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizure.

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson ruled Thursday that the court
lacked jurisdiction.

Ventura claimed that the titanium hip implanted in him in 2008 sets off
metal detectors and that agents previously used hand-held wands to scan
his body. He says he was subjected to a body pat-down after an airport
metal detector went off last November.

Ventura's attorney says Ventura will comment Friday outside the St. Paul
federal courthouse.