Defendants in a major govt. wiretap case this week filed a series...
Defendants in a major govt. wiretap case this week filed a series of responses to a Mon. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) brief in U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Cal. AT&T and the govt. both argued that material EFF seeks in…
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discovery threatens trade and security-related secrets. The govt.’s brief argued “the United States has not lightly invoked the state secrets privilege, and the weighty reasons for asserting the privilege are apparent from the classified material submitted in support of its assertion.” EFF staff attorney Kevin Bankston, whose brief earlier in the week argued for more specificity in the govt.’s state secrets claim, said several of the arguments on all sides are likely to expand. “The government is arguing that even if our allegations are true… regardless of Congress’ laws they can do that and no court can ever examine the legality of it,” he said.