In Spy Case, Obama's Justice Department Holds Fast To State Secrets Privilege -- Update

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama

From Threat Level/Wired:

The Obama administration is invoking the state secrets privilege for the second time this week, this time in a closely watched spy case weighing whether a U.S. president may bypass Congress and establish a program of eavesdropping on Americans without warrants.

The move, which the judge in the case rejected Friday afternoon, came days after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the department was reviewing all the litigation it inherited from the Bush administration in which the privilege was invoked.

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My Comment: Goodbye to the old boss. Hello to the new boss.

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