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The good, the bad, and the ugly parts of state secrets

New guidelines surrounding when the Justice Department can invoke the state secrets privilege have been released. Attorney General Eric Holder says the changes ...

Federal News Network Staff

September 24, 2009 11:05 am

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New guidelines surrounding when the Justice Department can invoke the state secrets privilege have been released. Attorney General Eric Holder says the changes were made as an effort to rebuild the public’s trust. Sean Moulton is Director of Federal Information Policy for OMB Watch. He joins us with his group’s reaction to these changes.