April 30, 2008
C-SPAN
2 hours
Senate Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee Hearing on Secret Laws
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the Bush administration’s increasing reliance on secret law and the threat it posed to democratic and accountable government. Witnesses testified about the use of executive orders, signing statements, justifications for classification, and use of undisclosed legal opinions to create and form policy in various areas.