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15. There are ways of prosecuting these cases without disclosing secret material

Fri Aug 26, 2022, 05:36 PM

Aug 2022

How do you think spy cases are prosecuted?

There is an entire statute devoted to the procedures for handling trials involving classified information.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18a/compiledact-96-456

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lawyers on DU . Did you ever need to get a clearance to defend a client ? [View all] drray23 Aug 2022 OP

Nicole on MSNBC just talked to a national security attorney. Claustrum Aug 2022 #1

So who will prosecute, if DOJ can't? SheltieLover Aug 2022 #5

No one. Because it's too much secret for the public to know about. Claustrum Aug 2022 #6

So slob gets off scot free? SheltieLover Aug 2022 #8

Thx SheltieLover Aug 2022 #14

Or falls out a 5th floor window.... Dale in Laurel MD Aug 2022 #17

But the DOJ said no one is above the law. Emile Aug 2022 #12

Couldn't Biden override NSA objections? Kaleva Aug 2022 #7

I would think Biden wouldn't override it. Claustrum Aug 2022 #9

They can't even put doc names on a list anywhere SheltieLover Aug 2022 #16

More information than you probably wanted. onenote Aug 2022 #2

thank you ! this is interesting. I'm going to read that in details. drray23 Aug 2022 #3

This also is informative. onenote Aug 2022 #4

I had a secret clearance as a defense atty qazplm135 Aug 2022 #11