State Secrets Privilege and Other Limits on Litigation Involving Classified Information.
Outlines 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. v. Reynolds and Totten v. U.S., which define curr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Outlines 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. v. Reynolds and Totten v. U.S., which define current State secrets privilege. Discusses P.L. 96-456, the Classified Information Procedures Act; the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; and H.R. 984 and S. 417, both the State Secrets Protection Act, all of which may affect scope or function of the State secrets privilege. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |