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The state secrets privilege and other limits on classified information / Jonathon W. Collingsworth, editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Collingsworth, Jonathon W.
Series:
American political, economic, and security issues series.
American political, economic, and security issues
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Official secrets--United States.
Official secrets.
Government information--Access control--United States.
Government information.
Security classification (Government documents)--United States.
Security classification (Government documents).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (113 p.)
Place of Publication:
New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The State Secrets Privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. The court is asked to exclude evidence from a legal case based solely on an affidavit submitted by the government stating court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger national security and military secrets in particular.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-61324-470-3
OCLC:
738476106

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