Blog Articles for S.2533
S.2533: A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.
May 26, 2008 How the Government Passes Secret Laws
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 ...
Source: Israel and Beyond
May 26, 2008 How the Government Is Passing Secret Laws
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 ...
Source: Austin Dwi Lawyer
May 22, 2008 How the Government Is Passing Secret Laws
Thatâs why heâs pushing for the passage of the State Secrets Protection Act â S. 2533 â which aims to balance conflicting interests of secrecy and public disclosure. âThe rule of law, after all, is one of the fundamental principles
May 20, 2008 Standoff at the Federal Election Commission Senate Majority Leader ...
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 ...
Source: international
May 14, 2008 Secret Laws, Secret Courts, Secret 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 ...
May 14, 2008 Secret Laws, Secret Courts, Secret Constitution
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) . ...
Source: American Constitution Society
April 25, 2008 Senate Judiciary Panel Passes âState Secrets Protection Actâ
On April 24, 2008, the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 11-8, voted to approve S. 2533, the âState Secrets Protection Act.â The state secrets privilege allows the executive branch to block discovery in civil litigation when the ...
Source: National Coalition for History
April 24, 2008 State Secrets Finally Gets Some Spotlight with the Senate
We have an excellent backgrounder on the State Secrets privilege, and you can learn more about the Rahman case on the ACLU of Illinois' website. Urge your senators to support S. 2533. Without it, the courthouse doors will continue to be ...
April 24, 2008 Committee passes 'State Secrets' bill
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 ...
April 24, 2008 State Secrets Protection Act
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'm sure the administration ...
April 23, 2008 Stopping Abuse of the State Secrets Privilege
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 S.2533
April 23, 2008 "Too many secrets, Marty ..."
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 "state secrets" as a reason to suppress information or stop judicial proceedings ...
Source: ***Dave Does the Blog
April 16, 2008 Human Rights News
John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.). Senators Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and Ted Kennedyâs (D-Mass.) introduced S. 2533, similar legislation in the Senate, in January. Conyers said in a release on the House bill: ...
Source: Global Issues Web News
April 03, 2008 Secrecy News for 04/03/08
The proposed "State Secrets Protection Act" (S.2533), the Attorney General wrote in a detailed seven-page letter, "would needlessly and improperly interfere with the appropriate constitutional role of both the Judicial and Executive ...
Source: Secrecy News
March 17, 2008 Desperately Seeking Sunshine
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: ...
February 15, 2008 Louis Fisher: Examining the State Secrets Privilege
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 ...
Source: Roundup: Historians' Take
February 14, 2008 The State Secrets Privilege is Alive and Well
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 ...
Source: Gabriel Malor
February 13, 2008 Bush-Related Activity
Second, the Senate Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on S. 2533, the "State Secrets Protection Act" that the Senate is considering. As you know, the State Secrets privilege allows the president to declare certain information a ...
Source: Zone of Twilight
February 06, 2008 The Secrecy Apparat's "Neutron Bomb"
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 âto enact a safe, fair and responsible state secrets privilege act.â The measure will get its first ...
Source: calaware Today
February 04, 2008 Super Secret Tuesday
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. ...
February 03, 2008 State Secrets And Lies
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 ...
Source: Firedoglake
January 31, 2008 Bill to Clarify Use of State Secrets Privilege Introduced
Recently, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced S. 2533, the âState Secrets Protection Act.â The state secrets privilege allows the executive branch to block discovery in civil litigation when the government ...
January 30, 2008 State Secrets Privilege Antics And Abuses Update-1
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.
January 30, 2008 Pressure Grows to Limit The State Secrets Privilege
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 ...
Source: whistleblowersupporter
January 28, 2008 Pressure Grows to Limit the State Secrets Privilege
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 ...
January 26, 2008 substitute
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: "The State Secrets Protection Act S. 2533, introduced ...
Source: Tv news mag
January 25, 2008 S.2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets ...
A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.
January 25, 2008 The State Secrets Protection Act
The full text of the "State Secrets Protection Act" (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's bs precedent has been applied--in one case, ...
Source: Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
January 25, 2008 New legislation could protect against abuse of the state secrets ...
Sharon Bradford Franklin [Senior Counsel, the Constitution Project]: "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. ...
Source: JURIST - Hotline
January 21, 2008 S. 2533, A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state ...
S. 2533 would enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.
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