state secrets privilege

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In 1988, the United States government contracted with McDonnell Douglas Corporation (“McDonnell Douglas”) and General Dynamics Corporation (“General Dynamics”), two defense contractors. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States, 567 F.3d 1340, 1342...

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Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) sought to obtain intelligence on terrorist activities by developing a secret network of overseas black sites where detainees of the War on Terror were...