Litigation
May 3, 2006
Justice Aims Mighty Motion at AT&T Suit
SAN FRANCISCO - The government can't make a lawsuit go away simply by asserting that it might compromise national security. But the so-called state secrets privilege packs a mighty wallop that might be difficult to overcome for class action plaintiffs alleging that the nation's largest phone company conspired with the National Security Agency to launch a secret domestic surveillance program, according to legal experts.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The government can't make a lawsuit go away simply by asserting that it might compromise national security.
But the so-called state secrets privilege packs a mighty wallop that might be difficult to overcome for class action plaintiffs alleging that the nation's largest phone company conspired with the National Security Ag...
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