The State Secrets Privilege Preventing the Disclosure of Sensitive National Security Information During Civil Litigation

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Assassination.

Claims.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Presents overview of protections afforded by the state secrets privilege, which allows Government to resist court-ordered disclosure of information during litigation, if there is a reasonable danger that such disclosure would harm national security. Reviews >U.S. volume Reynolds</EMPHASIS>, which defines current state secrets privilege. Discusses key unresolved issues associated with the privilege, and reviews select high-profile examples of the state secrets privilege in practice, including terrorist surveillance program, intervention in civil claims brought against Government contractors, employment-related claims against national security agencies, and U.S. policy on targeted killing

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. State Secrets Privilege

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-AML-0131

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