justice.gov - 21 days ago
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I authorized this significant step following a careful and thorough review process, and I did so only because I believe there is no way for this case to move forward without jeopardizing ongoing intelligence activities that we rely upon to protect the safety of the American people.
blogs.abcnews.com - 23 days ago
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The Obama administration invoked the controversial "state secrets"
privilege again on Friday, arguing that if U.S. District
Judge Vaughn Walker were to permit a legal case against the government to proceed, he would be putting national security at ...
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Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…Again
powerlineblog.com - 22 days ago
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powerlineblog.com —
Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday invoked the state
secrets privilege in connection with a case titled Shubert,
et al. v. Barack Obama, et al. . The Shubert case is pending in federal district court in San Francisco. Assuming the court agrees ...
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Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All
breitbart.com - 22 days ago
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of
Justice invoked the state secrets privilege today in the
case Shubert, et al. v. Barack Obama, et al. Below is a statement by Attorney General Eric Holder: "The Department of Justice ...
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If It’s [Was] Friday, It Must Be State Secrets, Hiding Abuse of Power, in the 9th Circuit
Firedoglake —
... A quick word about scheduling. I’m going to take a break from Dick Cheney for a bit so I can hit some other issues. Later, I’m going to take a look at the torture documents which Mary and MadDog started exploring in this thread. But then I need to turn back to PATRIOT in anticipation of the mark-up of the House bill, which is probably going to be on Wednesday.
But for the moment, I want to take a look at Eric Holder’s state secrets invocation yesterday.
The case is one of the remaining surveillance suits for the ...
DOJ Invokes State Secrets Privilege in Suit Challenging Surveillance
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times —
... case to proceed. The “core claims” in the suit, Holder said, involve ongoing intelligence operations. “We are not invoking this privilege to conceal government misconduct or avoid embarrassment, nor are we invoking it to preserve executive power,” Holder said. “Ultimately, the judicial system will determine whether we have drawn the line at the appropriate place, as is lawful and appropriate under our system of checks and balances,” Holder said. The attorney general's statement is here . Ilann Maazel, a lawyer for Shubert and the purported class, said the plaintiffs will ...
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