"...Washington, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court today turned down the chance
to elaborate for the first time in more than 50 years on the “state
secrets privilege” by refusing to hear an appeal filed on behalf of
Khaled el-Masri, who claims he was abducted and tortured by United
States agents while imprisoned in Afghanistan.
Without comment, the justices let stand an appeals court ruling that
the state secrets privilege, a judicially created doctrine that the
Bush administration has invoked to win dismissal of lawsuits that
touch on issues of national security, protected the government’s
actions from court review..." Full article...
to elaborate for the first time in more than 50 years on the “state
secrets privilege” by refusing to hear an appeal filed on behalf of
Khaled el-Masri, who claims he was abducted and tortured by United
States agents while imprisoned in Afghanistan.
Without comment, the justices let stand an appeals court ruling that
the state secrets privilege, a judicially created doctrine that the
Bush administration has invoked to win dismissal of lawsuits that
touch on issues of national security, protected the government’s
actions from court review..." Full article...
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