Kim Kelly
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Judge Boasberg notes that DOJ's latest motion is the first time it has suggested that the requested information constituted "state secrets"—in fact, it hadn't even previously claimed it was classified.
Boasberg notes that Marco Rubio shared plenty of related info on X.
Boasberg notes that Marco Rubio shared plenty of related info on X.
![The Government's Motion is the first time it has suggested that disclosing the
information requested by the Court could amount to the release of state secrets. To date, in fact,
the Government has made no claim that the information at issue is even classified. Classification
is generally considered to be less protective than the state-secrets privilege. See Mohamed v.
Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., 614 F.3d 1070, 1082 (9th Cir. 2010). It thus appears to be an uncommon occurrence for the disclosure of unclassified information to threaten state secrets.
Defendants relatedly maintain that "[e]ven addressing the questions in an ex parte
submission would result in an immediate flood of media inquiries and demands for the
information, subjecting the diplomatic relationships at issue to unacceptable uncertainty about
how the Court will address those demands." Mot. at 2. Defendants make that claim despite their
own extensive promotion of the particulars of the flights. For example, the Secretary of State has
revealed many operational details of the flights, including the number of people involved in the
flights, many of their identities, the facility to which they were brought, their manner of
treatment, and the time window during which these events occurred. See Secretary Marco Rubio
(@SecRubio), X (Mar. 16, 2025, 8:39 a.m.), https://x.com/SecRubio/status/190125204351743
2213 (sharing post and video revealing these details). The Court is therefore unsure at this time
how compliance with its Minute Order would jeopardize state secrets.
The Court will nonetheless grant the Government an additional 24 hours to consider
whether to invoke the state-secrets privilege. If it does invoke it, this Court is obligated to (excerpt ends here)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreibcr7727cmvhrysafyk2uuntxdqf7s6yklochcnws4ueiqc7rdepe@jpeg)
March 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Judge Boasberg notes that DOJ's latest motion is the first time it has suggested that the requested information constituted "state secrets"—in fact, it hadn't even previously claimed it was classified.
Boasberg notes that Marco Rubio shared plenty of related info on X.
Boasberg notes that Marco Rubio shared plenty of related info on X.
You shouldn't have done it. We're past what you've done. You've just exchange pain.
March 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
You shouldn't have done it. We're past what you've done. You've just exchange pain.
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My name is Blake Gendebien, and I am the Democrat who is fighting to represent the North Country in the upcoming special election.
From lowering costs to protecting our farmers, my commitment is to put you first. Can you chip in $21 to help? secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...
From lowering costs to protecting our farmers, my commitment is to put you first. Can you chip in $21 to help? secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...