H.R.5607 - State Secret Protection Act of 2008

To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: State Secret Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. as introduced.

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12/18/08
LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...

It should also support legislative efforts, such as the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533/H.R. 5607), to allow more meaningful judicial scrutiny when the privilege is invoked. The new administration should rewrite President Bush's ...

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12/15/08
LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...

It should also support legislative efforts, such as the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533/H.R. 5607), to allow more meaningful judicial scrutiny when the privilege is invoked. The new administration should rewrite President Bush's ...

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12/11/08
Feingold Calls on President-Elect to Take "Concrete Steps' to ...

It should also support legislative efforts, such as the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533/H.R. 5607), to allow more meaningful judicial scrutiny when the privilege is invoked. * The new administration should rewrite President Bush's ...

Source: YubaNet.com
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12/10/08
At least 47 dead in Iraq bombing

2533/HR 5607), to allow more meaningful judicial scrutiny when the privilege is invoked. The new administration should rewrite President Bush’s executive order regarding classification policies and procedures (Executive Order 13292) to ...

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12/10/08
At least 47 dead in Iraq bombing

2533/HR 5607), to allow more meaningful judicial scrutiny when the privilege is invoked. The new administration should rewrite President Bush’s executive order regarding classification policies and procedures (Executive Order 13292) to ...

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12/09/08
Feingold Calls on President-Elect to Take "Concrete Steps" to ...

It should also support legislative efforts, such as the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533/H.R. 5607), to allow more meaningful judicial scrutiny when the privilege is invoked. The new administration should rewrite President Bush’s ...

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11/19/08
Georgetown Security Law Brief: Scholarship: "National Security ...

9/25/08: The Constitution Project reports that the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties voted 6-3 to report favorably the State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 (H.R. 5607) on September 16th. ...

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09/24/08
Update: State Secrets Act reports favorably out of House committee

9/25/08: The Constitution Project reports that the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties voted 6-3 to report favorably the State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 (HR 5607) on September 16th. ...

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09/17/08
State Secrets Markup: One Step Closer to Justice?

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties had a markup today (markup? What’s that?) on a bill very near and dear to our hearts. The State Secrets Protection Act would help to limit the ...

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07/31/08
aclu testifies asking congress to narrow scope of state secrets ...

the hearing was held to discuss legislation introduced by the subcommittee's chairman, representative jerrold nadler (d-ny), entitled the "state secrets protection act of 2008" (hr5607). the bill would narrow the scope of the privilege ...

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07/30/08
democrats walk down the road to making complete asses of themselves

earlier today, the house judiciary subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties held a hearing on the state secrets protection act of 2008 (hr 5607), legislation introduced by the subcommittee's chair, ...

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07/30/08
state secrets protection act is crucial for open government ...

the state secrets protection act, hr 5607, would require independent judicial review of claims of the state secrets privilege, which the federal government uses to ask courts to exclude evidence from a case if it might threaten national ...

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07/30/08
State Secrets hearing today

Our intern Grace Campion put together this brief on today's House hearing on state secrets. At 12:30pm today, the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will be holding a hearing on HR 5607, ...

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07/29/08
Events of Interest: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on State ...

US House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommitee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing on: “HR 5607, the “State Secrets Protection Act of 2008.” Date: July 31, 2008 at 12:30 pm Location: Room 2141, ...

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07/28/08
congressional activities: week of july 28, 2008

on thursday, the house committee on the judiciary (subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties) will hold a hearing on hr 5607, the “state secrets protection act of 2008.” wednesday, july 30, 2008 ...

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07/25/08
House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on state secrets privilege ...

The House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, is holding an open hearing on HR 5607, State Secrets Protection Act of 2008 -- Jul 31, 2008 at 12:30 pm See our calendar for details. ...

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05/14/08
DIVINORUM - Lemon Flavored Kiss

HR 5607 label the Psychochemical Nothing in excess Bring into being in reference to 2002, would con added Salvia divinorum and its motivational mass movement, Salvinorin A, Salvia divinorum foliage on top of on the block unto credit ...

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04/20/08
Salvia banned?

Those opposed to bill HR 5607 include Daniel Siebert, who sent a letter to Congress arguing against the proposed legislation,[86] and the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE), who sent key members of the US Congress a report on ...

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04/11/08
Salvia divinorum

Those opposed to bill HR 5607 include Daniel Siebert, who sent a letter to Congress arguing against the proposed legislation,and the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE), who sent key members of the US Congress a report on ...

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03/12/08
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