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Denied Wikedia Foundation on basis of “state secrets,” upholding a lower court ruling: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-snubs-wikipedia-bid-chall
by the_optimist 4y ago
Denied Wikedia Foundation on basis of “state secrets,” upholding a lower court ruling:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-snubs-wikipedia-bid-challenge-nsa-surveillance-2023-02-21/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-snubs-wikiped...
Seems like these justices simply want to wave this away as too complicated, a valuable secret. Well, if it weren’t secret it would be illegal.
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoAbsolute horseshit. Surely there are two lawyers somewhere in the entire country who could get a security clearance and argue this out in a closed court. How can we claim to respect the rule of law when "state secrets" are a get-out-of-jail-free card for flagrantly violating the law?
- Nasrudith 4y agoWe don't.