HSPD-12 Update

Lift the cloud over JPL, opinion, LA Times
“The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately found merit in the suit’s objections and, last year, halted imposition of the presidential directive on the lab. There matters remained, and the plaintiffs hoped that the Obama administration would let the matter die. However, last week — just five minutes before the government’s right to appeal the 9th Circuit ruling would have expired — Solicitor General Elena Kagan asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. Kagan argues that the government does not violate the right to privacy by collecting information on an individual, only by disseminating it. Further, she contends that the 9th Circuit’s ruling threatens the whole regulation of the civil service. Both contentions are patent nonsense.”
Keith’s note: Visit hspd12jpl.org for more information.
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