Six years ago, security officers at Pittsburgh International Airport seized $82,000 from Rebecca Brown’s carry-on luggage as she tried to fly home to Boston to set up a bank account for her father.
What began as a daughter trying to help her father, spiraled into a legal battle with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
On Thursday, Brown, who lives in Boston, appeared in federal court as one of four plaintiffs represented by the Institute for Justice, a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit legal group. The hearing considered class-action claims against the TSA over alleged illegal and unconstitutional seizures involving travelers carrying large amounts of cash…