Civil Rights
Aug. 25, 2009
Justice Officials Still Cling to Secrets Privilege
Despite campaign promises to move away from secrecy in litigation, the Obama administration continues to assert that an Islamic non-profit cannot prove it was the subject of warrantless surveillance without harming national security.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Despite campaign promises to move away from secrecy in litigation, the Obama administration continues to assert an Islamic non-profit cannot prove it was the subject of warrantless surveillance without harming national security. The latest assertion came late Thursday in Department of Justice attorneys' fourth motion asking a San Francisco federal judge to toss the Al-Haramain Islamic Fou...
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