Legal Opinion
In Re United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 14, 1989No. 87-5383PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge ROSENN.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
MAX ROSENN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the classic conflict between the public interest in preserving the secrecy of “classified” government information and the private interest of the litigant. The primary issue is whether the United States Attorney General’s formal invocation of the state secrets privilege before even filing an answer and responding to discovery requires dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint.
Plaintiff Lillie Albertson brought…
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