Here is Eric Holder invoking state secrets privilege (DoJ was a defendant in the case, among many others), basically trying to kill the lawsuit outright (they i

Here is Eric Holder invoking state secrets privilege (DoJ was a defendant in the case, among many others), basically trying to kill the lawsuit outright (they invoked all sorts of laws and administrative orders around classified info, there are multiple overlapping systems): http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2014/02/holder1.pdf http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2014/02/holder... Note in the same document, on page 8: [DoJ] will not defend an invocation of the [state secrets] privilege in order to: (i) conceal violations of the law, inefficiency, or administrative error; (ii) prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency of the United States Government; [..] or (iv) prevent or delay the release of information the release of which would not reasonably be expected to cause significant harm to national security. Change you can believe in! Bonus: Based on my personal consideration of the matter, I have determined that the requirements for an assertion and defense of the state secrets privilege have been met in this case in accord with the September 2009 State Secrets Policy. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.