9/24/2009 - Advocacy Letters

Coalition Letter to Congressional Judiciary Leadership Urging Legislative Action on State Secrets

6/4/2009 - Testimony

Constitution Project Testimony in Support of the State Secret Protection Act (H.R. 984) Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution

6/4/2009 - Testimony

Testimony of Asa Hutchinson Submitted to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Regarding the State Secrets Protection Act of 2009

6/3/2009 - Testimony

Constitution Project Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Adoption of S. 417, the State Secrets Protection Act, Without Amendments

2/9/2009 - Advocacy Letters

Constitution Project calls on Attorney General Holder to reverse position taken by the Bush administration in Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan (State Secrets Privilege)

11/18/2008 - Publications and Statements

Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress

7/31/2008 - Testimony

Statement of William S. Sessions Submitted to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Judiciary Committee to Urge for Enactment of Much-Needed Reforms to the State Secrets Privilege

7/31/2008 - Testimony

Statement of the Constitution Project Submitted to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Judiciary Committee to urge support for the State Secrets Protection Act (H.R. 5607)

2/13/2008 - Multimedia and Transcripts

Transcript of Panel Discussion of State Secrets

2/13/2008 - Multimedia and Transcripts

Transcript of Panel Discussion of State Secrets

1/29/2008 - Testimony

Statement of Judge William H. Webster on State Secrets Reform, Submitted to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

8/24/2007 - Amicus Briefs

El-Masri v. U.S., U.S. Supreme Court, Cert., Filed by the Constitution Project (State Secrets privilege)

5/31/2007 - Publications and Statements

Reforming the State Secrets Privilege


 

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