Obama's State Secrets Overreach

By Dan Froomkin, Washington Post

There are two things you really need to know about the "state secrets" privilege...

The three cases in question are Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Obama; Mohammed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, in which five victims of "extraordinary rendition" say Jeppesen, a Boeing subsidiary, participated in their delivery to countries that tortured them; and Jewel vs. NSA, in which the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is suing the government on behalf of AT&T customers.

Related Issues: NSA Spying

Related Cases: Jewel v. NSA

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