Explanation

Case outcomes vary across courts. Some judges allow limited discovery when programs are publicly acknowledged; others bar discovery completely. judicial balancing, not a single rule.

Sources

• State Secrets Privilege
• National Security and Court Deference
• EFF Sues to Get Secret Court Rulings Showing Feds Violated Spy Law
• Wood, III v. Ryan, No. 14-16310 (9th Cir. 2014)
• PACER - Public Access to Court Electronic Records

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