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Published cases of government use of the state secrets privilege have grown over the past 35 years.

SOURCE: Robert Chesney, George Washington Law Review| The Washington Post - January 29, 2008

This Story Greater Use of Privilege Spurs Concern Article \| The U.S. government has been increasing its use of the state secrets privilege to avoid disclosure of classified information in civil lawsuits, prompting legislation in the Senate that would provide more congressional oversight of the practice. Classified Information		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Newsvine SOURCE: Robert Chesney, George Washington Law Review\| The Washington Post - January 29, 2008 ¬es=Published cases of government use of the state secrets privilege have grown over the past 35 years." onmouseover="changebg('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us Stumble It! Reddit Facebook COMMENT Discussion Policy Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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