2008-05-26T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/48640 tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-26:/commentary/2374423 2008-05-26T00:00:00Z Israel and Beyond That&#39;s why he&#39;s pushing for the passage of the State Secrets Protection Act -- S. 2533 -- which aims to balance conflicting interests of secrecy and public disclosure. &quot;The rule of law, after all, is one of the fundamental principles ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jbpaz101.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-government-passes-secret-laws.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-26:/commentary/2368942 2008-05-26T00:00:00Z Austin Dwi Lawyer That&#39;s why he&#39;s pushing for the passage of the State Secrets Protection Act -- S. 2533 -- which aims to balance conflicting interests of secrecy and public disclosure. &quot;The rule of law, after all, is one of the fundamental principles ...<br /><br /><a href="http://my.zestead.com/austindwilawyer/uncategorized/how-the-government-is-passing-secret-laws.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2269731 2008-05-22T00:00:00Z Alternative News &amp; Media: Daily Breaking News That’s why he’s pushing for the passage of the State Secrets Protection Act – S. 2533 — which aims to balance conflicting interests of secrecy and public disclosure. “The rule of law, after all, is one of the fundamental principles<br /><br /><a href="http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/how-the-government-is-passing-secret-laws/3556/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/commentary/2340802 2008-05-20T00:00:00Z international The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved the bipartisan Kennedy-Specter-Leahy State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533).�The Act would provide federal courts with a set of tools to resolve civil cases in which the Government ...<br /><br /><a href="http://international-live.blogspot.com/2008/05/standoff-at-federal-election-commission.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2280920 2008-05-14T00:00:00Z acsblog: The Blog of the American Constitution... The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved the bipartisan Kennedy-Specter-Leahy State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533). The Act would provide federal courts with a set of tools to resolve civil cases in which the Government ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.acsblog.org/guest-bloggers-secret-laws-secret-courts-secret-constitution.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2269735 2008-05-14T00:00:00Z American Constitution Society by Justin Florence, Fellow at the Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved the bipartisan Kennedy-Specter-Leahy State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533) . ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cpofamerica.com/blogs/acs/archive/2008/05/14/secret-laws-secret-courts-secret-constitution.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-25:/commentary/2109346 2008-04-25T00:00:00Z National Coalition for History On April 24, 2008, the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 11-8, voted to approve S. 2533, the “State Secrets Protection Act.” The state secrets privilege allows the executive branch to block discovery in civil litigation when the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2008/04/25/senate-judiciary-panel-passes-state-secrets-protection-act/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2105046 2008-04-24T00:00:00Z ACLU Blog We have an excellent backgrounder on the State Secrets privilege, and you can learn more about the Rahman case on the ACLU of Illinois&#39; website. Urge your senators to support S. 2533. Without it, the courthouse doors will continue to be ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.aclu.org/index.php?/archives/640-State-Secrets-Finally-Gets-Some-Spotlight-with-the-Senate.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2105047 2008-04-24T00:00:00Z The Swamp That makes the future of the measure, S. 2533, unclear. The Senate has a lot on its plate and little time to get it all done as the calendar becomes increasingly dominated by elections in the fall. Read the Wikipedia entry on the State ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/committee_passes_state_secrets.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2105048 2008-04-24T00:00:00Z XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information... Today the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the State Secrets Protection Act (S.2533) and sent it to the floor. Finally, Congress has stepped up to try and restore balance in cases against the government. I&#39;m sure the administration ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/political-view/69068-state-secrets-protection-act.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2100073 2008-04-23T17:15:12Z Electronic Frontier Foundation | Defending Freedom in the Digital World This week presents an opportunity to put a stop to one of the main tactics in the Bush administration's bag of sketchy legal tricks ... to stop these abuses. On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider <strong class="keyword">S.2533</strong<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/04/state-secrets-privilege">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2100072 2008-04-23T00:00:00Z ***Dave Does the Blog Now the Senate has taken up S.2533, the State Secrets Protection Act, which basically provides judicial oversight when the executive branch seeks to invoke &quot;state secrets&quot; as a reason to suppress information or stop judicial proceedings ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/04/23/too_many_secrets_marty_1.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2066690 2008-04-16T00:00:00Z Global Issues Web News John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.). Senators Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and Ted Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) introduced S. 2533, similar legislation in the Senate, in January. Conyers said in a release on the House bill: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://globalissuesweb.com/wp/?p=4408">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-03:/commentary/2026926 2008-04-03T00:00:00Z Secrecy News The proposed &quot;State Secrets Protection Act&quot; (S.2533), the Attorney General wrote in a detailed seven-page letter, &quot;would needlessly and improperly interfere with the appropriate constitutional role of both the Judicial and Executive ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2008/04/040308.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-17:/commentary/1737158 2008-03-17T00:00:00Z ACLU Blog John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.). Senators Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and Ted Kennedy&#39;s (D-Mass.) introduced S. 2533, similar legislation in the Senate, in January. Conyers said in a release on the House bill: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.aclu.org/index.php?/archives/562-Desperately-Seeking-Sunshine.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-15:/commentary/1624139 2008-02-15T00:00:00Z Roundup: Historians&#39; Take I want to express my appreciation to Senators Kennedy and Specter for their leadership in drafting remedial legislation, S. 2533. It is a very thoughtful, constructive bill. The state secrets privilege is now a central issue and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/47435.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/commentary/1617886 2008-02-14T00:00:00Z Gabriel Malor In fact, the privilege has been so good at keeping the courts from interfering with the prosecution of the War on Terror that Senators Arlen Specter and Ted Kennedy have collaborated to create S. 2533, the misleadingly named State ...<br /><br /><a href="http://malor.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/the-state-secrets-privilege-is-alive-and-well/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/commentary/1614691 2008-02-13T00:00:00Z Zone of Twilight Second, the Senate Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on S. 2533, the &quot;State Secrets Protection Act&quot; that the Senate is considering. As you know, the State Secrets privilege allows the president to declare certain information a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://unitaryexec.blogspot.com/2008/02/bush-related-activity.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/commentary/1580800 2008-02-06T00:00:00Z calaware Today Last month Senator Ted Kenneday (D-MA), along with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) has introduced S.2533, a bill “to enact a safe, fair and responsible state secrets privilege act.” The measure will get its first ...<br /><br /><a href="http://calaware.typepad.com/calaware_today/2008/02/the-secrecy-app.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-04:/commentary/1569567 2008-02-04T00:00:00Z ACLU Blog This bill, S.2533, the State Secrets Protection Act, attempts to put the state secrets privilege back in line with its intended purpose: to keep secret information that would truly harm national security if it was disclosed. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.aclu.org/index.php?/archives/479-Super-Secret-Tuesday.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-03:/commentary/1575115 2008-02-03T00:00:00Z Firedoglake This legislation (S. 2533; excerpts below the fold) basically says that if the government invokes the state secrets privilege, it has to provide an explanation of why it is doing so, and the information that it claims the privilege ...<br /><br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/03/state-secrets-and-lies/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-31:/commentary/1555288 2008-01-31T00:00:00Z Untitled Recently, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced S. 2533, the “State Secrets Protection Act.” The state secrets privilege allows the executive branch to block discovery in civil litigation when the government ...<br /><br /><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2008/01/31/bill-to-clarify-use-of-state-secrets-privilege-introduced/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-30:/commentary/1555289 2008-01-30T00:00:00Z Misblog Congressional Documents on Secrecy and Security - 2008; State Secrets Protection Act, S. 2533; Congressional Record: January 23, 2008 (State Secrets Protection Act). Technorati Tags: state secrets privilege.<br /><br /><a href="http://toocan.com/lunog/index.php/misblog/2008/01/30/state_secrets_privilege_antics_and_abuse_1">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-30:/commentary/1580801 2008-01-30T00:00:00Z whistleblowersupporter Senator Kennedy introduced the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533) on January 22. http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2008_cr/statesec.html The personal story behind the controversial 1953 Supreme Court ruling that established the state ...<br /><br /><a href="http://whistleblowersupporter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/pressure-grows.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/commentary/1656436 2008-01-28T00:00:00Z ..............Fugitive - The Most Wanted Senator Kennedy introduced the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533) on January 22. The personal story behind the controversial 1953 Supreme Court ruling that established the state secrets privilege is featured, along with other ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fugitivemostwanted.blogspot.com/2008/01/pressure-grows-to-limit-state-secrets.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-26:/commentary/1532825 2008-01-26T00:00:00Z Tv news mag Friday, January 25, 2008 New legislation could protect against abuse of the state secrets privilege 11:29 PM ET Sharon Bradford Franklin Senior Counsel, the Constitution Project: &amp;quotThe State Secrets Protection Act S. 2533, introduced ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tvnewsmag.com/?p=287">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-25:/commentary/1532824 2008-01-25T00:00:00Z Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2533/show">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-25:/commentary/1527001 2008-01-25T00:00:00Z Reason Magazine - Hit &amp; Run The full text of the &quot;State Secrets Protection Act&quot; (S. 2533) was not yet up on Thomas.loc.gov on first posting. Matt Welch from Jan. 2006 on even more ugly aspects of how US v. Reynolds&#39;s bs precedent has been applied--in one case, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/124626.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-25:/commentary/1527002 2008-01-25T00:00:00Z JURIST - Hotline Sharon Bradford Franklin [Senior Counsel, the Constitution Project]: &quot;The State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533), introduced this week by Senators Kennedy and Specter, would bring much needed reform to the state secrets privilege. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/hotline/2008/01/new-legislation-could-protect-against.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-21:/commentary/1527000 2008-01-21T00:00:00Z WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... S. 2533 would enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2533.html">Go to article</a>