The Supreme Court made it easier this week for the government to drape a cloak of secrecy ... The freedom of all Americans is diminished. In dissent, Judge David Tatel warned that the court was ignoring the public's interest ... The Bush administration is increasingly asserting the right to conduct law enforcement in secret. The Supreme Court will soon confront the larger issue ... [and] we hope that ... it will start reining in the disturbing excesses of the administration's war on terror. The New York Times expresses its disappointment with the Court but retains hope for the future. Keeping Detentions Secret |