Federal Judge: "Courts Rubber Stamp All US Gov National Security Claims", page 1

Probably common knowledge but nice to see it crystallized ...

Speaking at a conference for federal employees who process Freedom of Information Act requests, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said his fellow jurists usually rubber-stamp agency claims that disclosing information would jeopardize national security.

www.politico.com...

According to WP, Judge Lambert is a former Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court member and ex US Army JAG officer.

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