A Leaker’s Motives Are Irrelevant, Gov’t Says September 18, 2019
Disclosing classified information without authorization is a crime even if the leaker had good intentions and was motivated by a larger public interest, the…
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Judicial Vacancies Rose Under Obama, & More from CRS September 19, 2016
The number of district court vacancies during the Obama presidency grew from 41 vacancies in January 2009 to 75 vacancies in September 2016 — an unusual 83% increase, according to…
Read moreThe Right to Remain Silent Around the World June 30, 2016
The Miranda warning advising detained persons that they have the right to remain silent has counterparts in the legal systems of 108 countries or jurisdictions around the world. These were…
Read moreCourt to Weigh Judicial Approval of “No Fly” Cases February 5, 2015
In a pending lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the “no fly” list, in which the government has asserted the state secrets privilege, a federal court signaled that it…
Read moreCourt Views State Secrets Too Narrowly, Govt Says January 29, 2015
The scope of the state secrets privilege is again a matter of contention, as government attorneys in an ongoing lawsuit told a judge last week that he had…
Read moreUS to Detainee: The Government “Regrets Any Hardship” January 21, 2015
In an unusual gesture, the U.S. Government last week apologized to Abdullah al-Kidd, a U.S. citizen who was arrested in 2003 and detained as a material witness in…
Read more“No Fly” List to Offer Increased Transparency November 17, 2014
The “no fly” list procedures that are used to prevent individuals who may present a security hazard from flying on commercial aircraft are being revised to make them more transparent…
Read moreState Secrets Privilege Used Improperly, Court is Told September 18, 2014
When the government intervened in a private lawsuit to assert the state secrets privilege and to seek dismissal of the entire proceeding (Secrecy News, September 15), it acted…
Read moreCourt Requires Review of State Secrets Documents September 16, 2014
Over the objections of government attorneys, a federal judge said yesterday that he would require in camera review of documents that the government says are protected by the state…
Read moreCourt Urged to Review State Secrets Documents September 10, 2014
It is entirely proper for a court to conduct in camera review of documents and testimony that the government asserts are subject to the state secrets privilege,…
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