Court Quote by Tom Udall

It's hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it's impossible to have…

— Al Franken

I acted on my belief that the NSA's mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public deserved a…

— Edward Snowden

Along with my colleagues Mark Warner and Sheldon Whitehouse, I have been working to end the process of secret holds, which is when senators…

— Claire McCaskill

Secret courts require great faith that the Justice Department - and future Justice Departments - will act with integrity.

— Benjamin Wittes

We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom…

— Alan Dershowitz

“However, this court is constrained by law, and under the law, I can only conclude that the Government has not violated FOIA by refusing…

— Colleen McMahon

Secret courts making secret rulings on secret laws, and companies flagrantly lying to consumers about the insecurity of their products and services, undermine the…

— Bruce Schneier

The programs that have been discussed over the last couple days in the press are secret in the sense that they are classified but…

— Barack Obama

“It is a fundamental principle of American democracy that laws should not be public only when it is convenient for government officials to make…

— Ron Wyden

The courts were afraid to challenge executive declarations of what would happen. Now, over the last year, we have seen - in almost every…

— Edward Snowden

One of the problems we have as a government is our inability to keep secrets. And it costs us, in terms of our relationship…

— Dick Cheney

Every effort is made to control information. Secrecy is just one of the toggles on their control board. The mindset is in place, and…

— Ted Gup