Secrecy Report Card 2007 [OpenTheGovernment]

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Secrecy Report Card 2007 [OpenTheGovernment]

September 4, 2007 12:29:00 pm

Secrecy Report Card 2007, OpenTheGovernment.org, September 1, 2007 [finding that US government secrecy increased in 2006 and that secrecy assertions relied on national security letters and the state secrets privilege]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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