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The Supreme Court on Security

In the opinion of this one, commentators generally have greatly overstated the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision in Cole v. Young, the case respecting the applicability of the Act of August 25, 1950 to non-sensitive jobs. And they have largely overlooked the highly important five-to-four decision of the Court handed down the same day (Jay v. Boyd) that in a matter of privilege as distinguished from right, the government may use confidential information at its discretion.

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The Supreme Court on Security

In the opinion of this one, commentators generally have greatly overstated the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision in Cole v. Young, the case respecting the applicability of the Act of August 25, 1950 to non-sensitive jobs. And they have largely overlooked the highly important five-to-four decision of the Court handed down the same day (Jay v. Boyd) that in a matter of privilege as distinguished from right, the government may use confidential information at its discretion.