Jeffrey Alexander Sterling v. George Tenet, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, and John Does 1-10

Affirmed by published opinion. ' Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge GREGORY joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.

In this case we consider the applicability of the “state secrets doctrine” to a Title VII racial discrimination claim brought against the Director of Central Intelligence and ten unnamed CIA employees by a CIA covert agent. That doctrine embodies an evidentiary “privilege which protects military and state secrets” from disclosure in judicial proceedings. United States v. Reynolds, 345 U.S. 1, 7, 73 S.Ct. 528, 97 L.Ed. 727 (1953). The Supreme…