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Judges have long acted as a crucial check on unlawful executive actions. A group of former judges note that since Aaron Burr’s 1807 trial for treason, the Court has repeatedly reaffirmed judges’ authority to evaluate the government’s secrecy claims. https://t.co/igmQTRCQDB — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 4, 2022

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Legal expert Laura Donohue emphasized in her brief the government’s disturbing history of using the state secrets doctrine to conceal abuses — and how this practice will only worsen if the Supreme Court doesn’t act. https://t.co/SSKAacrnzr https://t.co/tLMMvRHjKw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 4, 2022

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The Supreme Court must make clear: ▪️ The executive branch cannot invoke “state secrets” to escape accountability ▪️ NSA surveillance is not beyond the reach of our public courts. ▪️ The state secrets privilege is not a get-out-of-jail-free card to spy on the public. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 4, 2022