The State Secrets Privilege and Other Limits on Classified Information

In: American Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Abstract

Intro -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Oversight Hearing on Reform of the State Secrets Privilege -- I. Introduction -- II. State Secrets and the NSA Litigation -- III. Congress Can and Should Legislate to Reform the State Secrets Privilege -- IV. FISA and the State Secrets Privilege -- V. Electronic Surveillance Cases do Not Require Transfer to the FISA Court -- VI. Conclusion -- End Notes -- Oversight Hearing on the Reform of State Secrets -- I. The State Secrets Privilege Serves a Critical Function in Preventing the Disclosure of National Security Information -- II. The Privilege Is Rooted in the Constitutional Authorities Assigned to the Executive Branch -- III. Congress Should Not Attempt to Substitute the Judgment of the Judiciary for the Executive Concerning What Information Merits Secrecy for Foreign Affairs or National Security Reasons and Should Beware of Analogies Concerning CIPA in the Context of... -- End Notes -- Oversight Hearing on the Reform of State Secrets -- Clarification of the State Secrets Privilege is Needed -- ABA Recommendations for Legislation to Codify the State Secrets Doctrine -- Congressional Response -- Conclusion -- End Notes -- Regarding the State Secrets Privilege -- Hearing on H.R.5607, State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 -- Secrecy and Accountability -- Litigation in Secrecy Cases -- The State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 -- End Notes -- Testimony of Steven R. Shapiro, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties -- History of the Privilege -- The ACLU Cases -- Extraordinary Rendition, Torture -- National Security Agency Warrantless Surveillance -- National Security Whistleblower -- The State Secret Protection Act (H.R. 5607) -- Conclusion -- End Noters.