NSA Says State Secrets Privilege Bars Discovery In Upstream Surveillance Suit

Mealey's (May 1, 2018, 12:58 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — In an April 28 brief in Maryland federal court, the National Security Agency (NSA) says that discovery Wikimedia Foundation seeks to compel in its suit alleging constitutional violations in the agency’s upstream surveillance program comprises “highly sensitive and classified information that is protected by state secrets privilege (Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency, et al., No. 1:15-cv-00662, D. Md.)....