Government
Dec. 17, 2009
Judge Weighs State Secrets
A federal judge on Tuesday asked an attorney for the United States whether information the government asserts is protected by the state secrets privilege can be properly protected even if it is no longer a secret. The answer? Yes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge on Tuesday asked an attorney for the United States whether information the government asserts is protected by the state secrets privilege can be properly protected even if it is no longer a secret.
The question came during arguments on the government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the National Security Agency's Terrorist Surveillance Program undertak...
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