Claim of privilege : a mysterious plane crash, a landmark Supreme Court case and the rise of state secrets
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 384 pages ; 24 cm.
Status
Castroville Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
342.7306 S
1 available
342.7306 S
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LC Subjects
Airplanes, Military -- Accidents -- Investigation -- United States.
Executive privilege (Government information) -- United States.
National security -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Official secrets -- United States.
Reynolds, Patricia J. -- Trials, litigation, etc.
United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Executive privilege (Government information) -- United States.
National security -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Official secrets -- United States.
Reynolds, Patricia J. -- Trials, litigation, etc.
United States -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-363) and index.
Description
In 1948, three civilian engineers were killed in an Air Force plane crash while testing secret navigational equipment. The widows filed suit, but the Air Force, at the dawn of the Cold War, refused to hand over accident reports and witness statements, claiming the documents contained classified information that would threaten national security. In 1953 the Supreme Court sided with the Air Force in United States v. Reynolds, formally recognizing the "state secrets" privilege, a legal precedent since used to conceal conduct, withhold documents, block troublesome litigation, and, most recently, detain terror suspects without due process. A half century later, the government revealed the "top-secret" information--there were no national security secrets, but rather a shocking chronicle of negligence. This book tells the story of this shameful incident, and the dangerous consequences of this historic cover-up: the violation of civil liberties and the abuse of constitutional protections.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Siegel, B. (2008). Claim of privilege: a mysterious plane crash, a landmark Supreme Court case and the rise of state secrets . Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Siegel, Barry. 2008. Claim of Privilege: A Mysterious Plane Crash, a Landmark Supreme Court Case and the Rise of State Secrets. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Siegel, Barry. Claim of Privilege: A Mysterious Plane Crash, a Landmark Supreme Court Case and the Rise of State Secrets Harper, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Siegel, Barry. Claim of Privilege: A Mysterious Plane Crash, a Landmark Supreme Court Case and the Rise of State Secrets Harper, 2008.
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