William (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sirwilliam) wrote in ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} foilhat,@ 2006-05-12 11:42:00 |
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DOJ Invokes State Secrets Privilege to Dismiss Lawsuit
The Department of Justice has invoked the Military and State Secrets Privilege in an attempt to dismiss an EFF lawsuit against AT&T alleging illegal disclosure of customer information to the U.S. Government. The full text of the DOJ motion can be found here.
This is the kicker:
"...the assertion of the state secrets privilege, as a general matter, does not mean that any particular allegation is true but is a reflection of the subject matter at issue."
Yeah - it's a matter of state secrecy that we're spying on American citizens, but that's not saying we're spying on American citizens.
Rest assured that any lawsuit resulting from the latest revelations about NSA spying on domestic calls will also be dismissed. It is my belief that this issue can only be resolved in the political arena.
The Department of Justice has invoked the Military and State Secrets Privilege in an attempt to dismiss an EFF lawsuit against AT&T alleging illegal disclosure of customer information to the U.S. Government. The full text of the DOJ motion can be found here.
This is the kicker:
"...the assertion of the state secrets privilege, as a general matter, does not mean that any particular allegation is true but is a reflection of the subject matter at issue."
Yeah - it's a matter of state secrecy that we're spying on American citizens, but that's not saying we're spying on American citizens.
Rest assured that any lawsuit resulting from the latest revelations about NSA spying on domestic calls will also be dismissed. It is my belief that this issue can only be resolved in the political arena.
