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State secrets privilege

The state secrets privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. Application of the privilege results in exclusion of evidence from a legal case based solely on affidavits submitted by the government stating that court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger national security. United States v.…

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related to United States v. Zubaydah · 33
State secrets privilege → Abu Zubaydah, Amy Coney Barrett, Appeals, Chief Justice John Roberts, CIA, Despite, European Court, Guantánamo, However, Human Rights, James Elmer Mitchell, Jessen, John Jessen, Judge Justin, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Mitchell, Ninth Circuit, On February, On March
related to Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga · 20
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related to ACLU vs. NSA · 16
State secrets privilege → ACLU, ACLU's, Appeals, August, In, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, Justice Department, Michigan, NSA, On February, On July, On May, She, Sixth Circuit Court, Supreme Court, Taylor's
related to Hepting v. AT&T · 16
State secrets privilege → American, AT, Bush, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, House Judiciary Committee, However, In April, January, June, Kevin Bankston, National Security Agency, Section, Testifying, The EFF
related to Khalid El-Masri · 16
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related to Executive abuse of the privilege to conceal embarrassing facts · 15
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related to Origins · 12
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related to Elimination of judicial check on executive power · 11
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related to Enterprises Shipping & Trading v. United Against Nuclear Iran · 10
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related to Calls for reform · 8
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State secrets privilegeis aevidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent0.90text
State secrets privilegeis acommon law evidentiary rule that allows the government to withhold information from discovery when disclosure would be inimical to national security0.90text
State secrets privilegerelated to ACLU vs. NSAOn May0.60section
State secrets privilegerelated to ACLU vs. NSAJustice Department0.60section
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State secrets privilegerelated to ACLU vs. NSAJudge Anna Diggs Taylor0.60section
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