Corporate
Jan. 20, 2011
High Court Mulls Limiting State Secrets Privilege
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared open to restricting the government's ability to invoke the state secrets privilege in contract disputes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared open to restricting the government's ability to invoke the state secrets privilege in contract disputes.
The government claimed that privilege, which calls for civil cases to be dismissed when litigation would reveal information vital to national security, in its decades-long legal fight with two military contractors over a multibillion dol...
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