The Supreme Court grappled with an attempt by three Muslim men to sue the federal government for hiring a confidential informant to secretly engage in electronic surveillance and gather information about Muslims in their neighborhood
The Supreme Court grappled Monday with an attempt by three Muslim men to sue the federal government for hiring a confidential informant to secretly engage in electronic surveillance and gather information about Muslims in their neighborhood in violation of their religious rights.
By the end of the two hour-plus marathon session, the justices did not seem to be ready to make a major statement about the scope of the government's ability to claim a"state secret privilege," which permits the government under some circumstances to block the release of information in a lawsuit that could harm national security interests.
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