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05 September 201917.16 A federal judge ruled that the federal government database with the names of people believed to be "known or suspected terrorists" violates the rights of American citizens on the list, questioning the constitutionality of one of the major anti-terrorist tools. terrorism used by the FBI and Homeland Security. The standards for inclusion in the database, according to the judge, are too vague. In 2017 the list contained 1.2 million people, mostly foreigners but with 4,600 American citizens.