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Piercing the veil of secrecy : litigation against U.S. intelligence / Janine M. Brookner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brookner, Janine M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government liability--United States.
- Government liability.
- Administrative responsibility.
- United States.
- Administrative responsibility--United States.
- State action (Civil rights)--United States.
- State action (Civil rights).
- Actions and defenses--United States.
- Actions and defenses.
- Intelligence service--United States.
- Intelligence service.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiii, 166 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- Problems, Defenses and Exemptions
- Unique Problems Employees Encounter When Suing United States Intelligence
- Methods Used by CIA to Exert Control over Legal Process
- Restricting Employee's Choice of Counsel
- Restricting Employee's Number of Attorneys
- Exploitation of Lawyer's Secrecy Agreement
- Misusing Security and Secrecy to Deny Access to Information, Evidence and Witnesses
- Overly Broad Application of "Sources and Methods" Concept
- Denial of Access to Information and Evidence and State Secrets Privilege
- Denial of Access to Witnesses
- Attempting to Exert Control over Employee's Attorney-Client Information
- Maintaining Special Relationship with Judges in Virginia
- Using Obstructive and Delaying Tactics
- Other Impediments to Attempts to Redress Grievances
- Collusion, Complicity and Reprisals
- Complicity of Inspector General's Office
- Complicity of Office of Medical Services
- Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, As Part of Problem
- False Allegations
- Methods to Prevent Aggrieved Parties from Speaking Out
- Sovereign Immunity
- Contemporary Application of Immunity
- Immunity, As Applied to U.S. Intelligence
- CIA, As Exempted and Partially-Exempted Agency
- Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA)
- CSRA
- An Exclusive Remedy for Civil Servants
- Unavailability of CSRA to CIA Employees
- Congressional Intentions in Exempting Non-Civil Service Federal Employees from CSRA
- Legal Precedent Indicating Non-Civil Service Federal Employees, Including Those Working for CIA, May Seek Redress in Courts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Brookner, Janine M. Piercing the veil of secrecy.
- ISBN:
- 0890892210
- 9780890892213
- OCLC:
- 53874521
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