ACLU files lawsuit challenging a pre-publication review required for people who have had access to government secrets.
FILE - In this March 3, 2005, file photo, a workman dusts the floor at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a pre-publication review required for people who have had access to government secrets. The CIA says the pre-publication review is necessary to protect national security and protect former employees from legal liability.
The lawsuit filed on Tuesday said that obligation is too broad, often implemented arbitrarily and ultimately suppresses free speech. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed the suit jointly on behalf of five former federal employees. "The system gets worse every year, and it applies to an increasing number of people each year because these are lifetime obligations," Eidelman said.
But in statements on the agency's website, the CIA says the pre-publication review is necessary to protect national security and protect former employees from legal liability.
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