| Description |
xxxiii, 166 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Problems, Defenses and Exemptions -- Unique Problems Employees Encounter When Suing United States Intelligence -- Methods Used by CIA to Exert Control over Legal Process -- Restricting Employee's Choice of Counsel -- Restricting Employee's Number of Attorneys -- Exploitation of Lawyer's Secrecy Agreement -- Misusing Security and Secrecy to Deny Access to Information, Evidence and Witnesses -- Overly Broad Application of "Sources and Methods" Concept -- Denial of Access to Information and Evidence and State Secrets Privilege -- Denial of Access to Witnesses -- Attempting to Exert Control over Employee's Attorney-Client Information -- Maintaining Special Relationship with Judges in Virginia -- Using Obstructive and Delaying Tactics -- Other Impediments to Attempts to Redress Grievances -- Collusion, Complicity and Reprisals -- Complicity of Inspector General's Office -- Complicity of Office of Medical Services -- Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, As Part of Problem -- False Allegations -- Methods to Prevent Aggrieved Parties from Speaking Out -- Sovereign Immunity -- Contemporary Application of Immunity -- Immunity, As Applied to U.S. Intelligence -- CIA, As Exempted and Partially-Exempted Agency -- Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) -- CSRA--An Exclusive Remedy for Civil Servants -- Unavailability of CSRA to CIA Employees -- Congressional Intentions in Exempting Non-Civil Service Federal Employees from CSRA -- Legal Precedent Indicating Non-Civil Service Federal Employees, Including Those Working for CIA, May Seek Redress in Courts. |
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Government liability -- United States.
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Administrative responsibility -- United States.
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State action (Civil rights) -- United States.
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Actions and defenses -- United States.
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Intelligence service -- United States.
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Actions and defenses. (OCoLC)fst00796238
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Administrative responsibility. (OCoLC)fst00796932
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Government liability. (OCoLC)fst00945404
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Intelligence service. (OCoLC)fst00975848
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State action (Civil rights) (OCoLC)fst01131748
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Brookner, Janine M. Piercing the veil of secrecy. Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2003 (OCoLC)607011163 |
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Online version: Brookner, Janine M. Piercing the veil of secrecy. Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2003 (OCoLC)609211521 |
| ISBN |
0890892210 |
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9780890892213 |
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