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DOJ: Lawyers working on Guantánamo Bay detainee litigation may access WikiLeaks

Follow up to postings on WikiLeaks, via the Legal Times: “Stephen Elliot of the Civil Division’s federal programs branch said in the guidance, provided Friday to lawyers in pending detainee cases in Washington federal district court, that attorneys for detainees are allowed to cite to WikiLeaks documents.”

  • “Access to Potentially Classified Information on WikiLeaks and Other Sites Counsel are permitted to view on any non-U.S.-Government-issued computer, including personal and work computers, potentially classified information on the WikiLeaks website, or on other websites that reproduce such material found on the WikiLeaks site. While you may access such material from your non-U.S.-Government-issued personal and work computers, you are not permitted to download, save, print, disseminate, or otherwise reproduce, maintain, or transport potentially classified information.”
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