MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008276068
003 DLC
005 20090529090636.0
008 080730s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2008276068
020 $a9780060777029
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn179806887
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050 00 $aKF228.R485$bS54 2008
100 1 $aSiegel, Barry.
245 10 $aClaim of privilege :$ba mysterious plane crash, a landmark Supreme Court case and the rise of state secrets /$cBarry Siegel.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bHarper,$c2008.
300 $axi, 384 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [315]-363) and index.
505 0 $aPt. 1. CHALLENGES (June 1946 - June 1949): Banshee days -- B-29 bombers -- Delays and progress -- Final exam -- The flight -- Aftermath -- Response -- Folsom's letter -- Special investigation -- Pt. II. COURTROOMS (Dec 1948 - Dec 1953): Thoughts of redress -- Charles Biddle -- The complaint -- Judge Kirkpatrick -- A claim of privilege -- The hearing -- Full value -- Judge Maris -- The Vinson Court -- A nice opinion -- Pt. III. CONSEQUENCES (July 1953 - Oct 2002): Judy -- The progeny of "Reynolds" -- What to search for -- How to get started -- Waycross -- Pt. IV. REVELATIONS (July 2002 - Sep 2007): On the side of right -- Routes of relief -- A creative try -- Other types of comfort -- The Albert Maris courtroom -- The finality of judgment -- Just one more mission.
520 $aIn 1948, three civilian engineers were killed in an Air Force plane crash while testing secret navigational equipment. The widows filed suit, but the Air Force, at the dawn of the Cold War, refused to hand over accident reports and witness statements, claiming the documents contained classified information that would threaten national security. In 1953 the Supreme Court sided with the Air Force in United States v. Reynolds, formally recognizing the "state secrets" privilege, a legal precedent since used to conceal conduct, withhold documents, block troublesome litigation, and, most recently, detain terror suspects without due process. A half century later, the government revealed the "top-secret" information--there were no national security secrets, but rather a shocking chronicle of negligence. This book tells the story of this shameful incident, and the dangerous consequences of this historic cover-up: the violation of civil liberties and the abuse of constitutional protections.--From publisher description.
600 10 $aReynolds, Patricia J.$xTrials, litigation, etc.
651 0 $aUnited States$vTrials, litigation, etc.
650 0 $aOfficial secrets$zUnited States.
650 0 $aNational security$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aExecutive privilege (Government information)$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAirplanes, Military$xAccidents$xInvestigation$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/2008276068-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/2008276068-b.html