Secrecy
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Holder puts new limits on state secrets privilege
Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice Department will move to restrict use of the state secrets privilege… -
Court orders secret arguments on military detentions
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. this week decided to exclude the public from oral arguments concerning the… -
Obama only slightly more open than Bush thus far
The Obama Administration’s approach to transparency in government is, thus far, only a slight improvement over the Bush Administration’s policies,… -
New Jersey to withhold details of fatal child abuse cases
In the midst of an extensive overhaul of its child protection agency, New Jersey has announced it will no longer… -
Los Angeles judge holds entire trial in secret
A federal judge in California conducted an entire trial this week behind closed doors, the Los Angeles Times reports. -
Maryland court OKs access to taped murder confession
A Maryland appellate court on Friday upheld a trial court's order allowing a Baltimore television station to copy two recordings… -
Colorado judge refuses to gag press in sex abuse case
A federal judge in Denver has denied without public comment a request for a broad restraining order aimed at The… -
Judge: Sept. 11 records will likely remain sealed for now
A Manhattan judge considering whether to unseal approximately one million pages of documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks… -
Oral arguments slated over Sept. 11 documents
A Manhattan federal court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether more than a million pages of documents related to the… -
Despite guilty plea, gag order stands in judge’s sex abuse case
The judge presiding over the prosecution of U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has declined to vacate a gag order even…