Court says evidence from Cleveland imam was seized illegally

US District Judge James Gwin has held that a search of the Cleveland home of Fawaz Mohammed Damra, a Palestinian-born Islamic cleric accused of terrorist ties and other crimes, was a violation of Damra's Fourth Amendment rights , AP today reports. The decision prevents the prosecution from introducing as evidence a copy of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad manifesto found in the cleric's home. [more]