This is important. This is a US court saying that just standing up and shouting "State secret! National security! Danger! Danger!" does not automatically get the State out of accounting for its actions. The judgement was necessary for any account of the US as a country with the rule of law, but is it sufficient, when other courts, notably the FISA Court, are out of sync? rt/usa/state-secrets-nsa-lawsuit-continue-807/
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:30:59 +0000