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blogs.abcnews.com - 29 days ago

Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…Again

— blogs.abcnews.com — 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 ... (more) Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege…Again

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powerlineblog.com - 28 days ago

Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All

— 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 ... (more) Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All

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justice.gov - 27 days ago

Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Assertion of the State Secrets Privilege in Shubert ...

— justice.gov — 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 ... (more) Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Assertion ...

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Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All
Power Line — ... Many commentators have noted that this is one more instance where the Obama administration, now that it is in possession of the facts and charged with responsibility for the nation's security, has acted in full concert with much-reviled policies of the Bush administration. That's a valid point, and Holder's press release on the subject, which you can read here, is almost humorous in its labored attempt to create the impression that use of the state secrets privilege by the Obama administration is somehow different from the identical use of the identical privilege by the ...

The Shubert is on the other foot
TigerHawk — In yet another illustration of the difference between campaigning and governing, the Obama administration invoked the state secrets privilege in the Shubert case (relating to "warrantless wiretapping") in San Francisco in federal district court on Friday. Attorney General Eric Holder's statement is here , in which he comes close to saying, "Hey, when we invoke state secrets privilege, we do it the right way, and we're reluctant, and we feel bad about doing it, so it's cool. The Bush administration liked to do it, it made them feel good, so that wasn't cool." But I kid. The ...