Another court case but one that applies to first amendment rights:
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"Collyer noted that if Abdul Kareem were to face criminal prosecution, the government would be required to disclose classified information important to his defense. But she said that no such requirement applies to offset the state secret privilege in a civil case."
So the judge here implies that there is a difference in state secrets w/respect to civil vs. criminal.
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https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/6428771/Kareem-Rejection.pdf
Ok check out page four of that for an actual example of an invocation of the privilege:
"Patrick M. Shanahan, then-Acting Secretary of Defense, and Daniel R. Coats, then-Director of National Intelligence, submitted formal declarations, both public and in camera/ex parte, explaining that they are the individuals responsible for the relevant information and invoking the privilege"
Another court case but one that applies to first amendment rights:
EDIT:
"Collyer noted that if Abdul Kareem were to face criminal prosecution, the government would be required to disclose classified information important to his defense. But she said that no such requirement applies to offset the state secret privilege in a civil case."
So the judge here implies that there is a difference in state secrets w/respect to civil vs. criminal.
Another court case but one that applies to first amendment rights: