Whitehouse State Secrets privilege challenged by House bill
Calling the Bush administration’s expansion of executive privilege “the greatest threat to liberty,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s (R-NY) update of the State Secrets Act aims to prevent its use as a “magical incantation,” to stop discovery from taking place. The Atlantic’s Politics Channel Nov 18 2009, by Marc Ambinder Will The House Play Hardball With State Secrets? Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are preparing for a confrontation with the White House over the state secrets