The "state secrets privilege" allows the federal government to ask lawsuits to be dismissed on the grounds that evidence might damage national security. As a candidate, President Obama accused the Bush Administration of using the privilege too much. His own Justice Department has now invoked it twice, most recently this week in a class action case on behalf of the Islamic Center of Irvine, which accuses the FBI of religious discrimination.
Local Muslims' Lawsuit Smacked Down by Obama Administration
Credits
Guests:
- Ameena Mirza Qazi - Council on American-Islamic Relations
- Josh Gerstein - senior legal affairs reporter, Politico - @joshgerstein