The American Civil Liberties Union was recently served with a federal grand jury subpoena demanding “any and all copies of a document marked ‘Secret,’ dated 12/20/05.” It had received the document, unsolicited, on Oct. 23, 2006.
The subpoena, having no apparent investigative purpose, was a clear attempt by the Bush Administration to kill two birds with one stone: (1) suppress what proved to be a mildly embarrassing government document, and (2) intimidate and impede the work of human rights advocates, such as ACLU, who seek to expose government wrongdoing.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
