A privilege that lets the government withhold certain information in court because it’s a “state secret” will not be reviewed by the Supreme Court, the justices ruled Monday. It vacates a decision that would make it harder for the government to invoke the privilege, returning a challenge brought by three Muslim men who claim they were surveilled because of their religion to…
Supreme Court returns state-secrets privilege case to lower court
Originally reported by The Hill
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