Claim Of Privilege: A Mysterious Plane Crash, A Landmark Supreme Court Case...

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Book Title: Claim of Privilege : A Mysterious Plane Crash, a Landmark Supreme Court Case, and the Rise of State Secrets

Number of Pages: 400 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: HarperCollins

Item Height: 0.9 in

Publication Year: 2009

Topic: Constitutional, Government / Federal, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Public, American Government / Executive Branch, Security (National & International), Political Freedom, United States / General

Genre: Law, Political Science, History

Item Weight: 11.3 Oz

Author: Barry Siegel

Item Length: 8 in

Item Width: 5.3 in

Format: Trade Paperback