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22 hours ago ago from Corporate Legal Times Magazine
The Justice Department wants to bar the public from a court hearing Jan. 7 in the Blackwater criminal case in federal district court in Washington, D.C., saying that the proceeding may result in the disclosure of classified information. The government filed a motion Dec. 3 so that the court can determine the use, relevance and admissibility of classified information in the prosecution of five Blackwater security guards, who are charged in the ...
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17 hours ago ago from The Volokh Conspiracy
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