U.S. court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against NSA on 'state secrets' grounds
I never see &quot;state secrets&quot; invoked without thinking that corruption is probably involved, and sunlight is the best disinfectant.<p>State secrets have always been problematic. Take the very first case: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;United_States_v._Reynolds#Subsequent_declassification_of_documents" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;United_States_v._Reynolds#Subs...</a>. As was later discovered, the biggest secret was how much the government didn&#x27;t want to be embarrassed.<p>But, common law is common law. If the privilege is invoked, courts get bound by precedent.  Regardless of what the personal opinions of the judge may be.