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Ebola screening measures rest on federal law

By Eric Tucker
Published October 10, 2014 3:59pm ET
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Ebola screening measures rest on federal law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court if challenged, public health experts say. Airline passengers arriving from three West African countries — Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea — will […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court if challenged, public health experts say.

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