The Secret 4 Riches

Richard Samp, Chief Counsel, Washington Legal Foundation, agrees that some oversight of the Executive Branch’s use of state secrets privilege is needed, but argues that there is a constitutional grounding for the use of such privilege.

On April 4, 2008, the American Constitution Society hosted a panel discussion of the state secrets privilege in light of executive assertions of the privilege and congressional consideration of legislation to statutorily define the privilege. Experts from a variety of perspectives explored issues Congress should consider as it weighs bipartisan reform legislation, including whether the state secrets privilege is being properly invoked and the appropriate balance of national security concerns with meaningful access to justice. Full video is available on the ACS website: http://acslaw.org/node/6503

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