Protecting Classified Information and the Rights of Criminal Defendants [electronic resource] : The Classified Information Procedures Act

Corporate Author:: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division
Published:: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (15 pages), digital, PDF file

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Provides general overview of Government authority to restrict disclosure in civil litigation by asserting the State secrets privilege. Examines the Classified Information Procedures Act, which provides criminal procedures for trials involving classified information, and permits judges to rule on admissibility of classified information before introduction in open court.

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