Secret law
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A secret law is a binding statute, regulation, policy, or directive that, for one reason or another, has been kept secret from the persons to whom it applies. Such laws were common in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. The term has resurfaced in the United States since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in reference to certain counterterrorist measures employed by the Bush Administration.
In the case Gilmore v. Gonzales, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the use of secret laws. The United States Supreme Court declined to review the decision. [1]
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- The Arrival of Secret Law – FAS Secrecy News
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