U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 17, 2009
Obama Asserts State Secrets in Rendition Case
President Barack Obama's top lawyers have reacted strongly to the denial of their state secrets privilege claims by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving five terror suspects suing a Boeing Co. subsidiary.




By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - President Barack Obama's top lawyers have reacted strongly to the denial of their state-secrets privilege claims by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving five terror suspects suing a Boeing Co. subsidiary, Jeppesen Dataplan Inc. of San Jose. The June 12 petition, which asks the court to convene an 11-member en banc panel on the case, included hints of direct involvement ...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - President Barack Obama's top lawyers have reacted strongly to the denial of their state-secrets privilege claims by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving five terror suspects suing a Boeing Co. subsidiary, Jeppesen Dataplan Inc. of San Jose. The June 12 petition, which asks the court to convene an 11-member en banc panel on the case, included hints of direct involvement ...
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