Us Adopts New Policy For State Secrets Claims

Straits TimesUS adopts new policy for state secrets claimsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Justice Department said on Wednesday it will adopt a new policy that could limit the government's claims of state secrets to block lawsuits on national security grounds, a Bush-era tactic kept by the Obama ...Obama Tightens State Secrets StandardWashington PostState Secrets Limits Adopted by Obama AdministrationBloombergJustice reconsiders state secrecyThe Associated PressThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times -The Washington Independent -ABA Journalall 217 news articles »

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