The judge’s change of heart follows Attorney General Bill Barr’s decision in March to assert the state secrets privilege in the case.
Twitter’s legal campaign to disclose more information about surveillance requests it receives from the federal government appears to be running aground after a federal judge signaled that she is prepared to dismiss the nearly five-year-old lawsuit.
The judge’s change of heart follows Attorney General Bill Barr’s decision in March to assert the state secrets privilege in the case to block Twitter lawyers from receiving access to an earlier classified filing in the suit.by POLITICO, was his first invocation of the privilege since returning to the attorney general’s post earlier this year.
Rogers’ two-page order says a new FBI declaration accompanying Barr’s March privilege assertion gave her a better understanding of the harms that could result from letting Twitter be more open about the data demands it gets from federal officials. The new statement came from Michael McGarrity, the FBI’s acting executive assistant director for national security.Sign Up
“In light of its review of the classified McGarrity Declaration, the Court is inclined to reconsider its prior order denying summary judgment,” Rogers wrote.
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