While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Korea, “champion[ing] liberty wherever the tyranny of communism is the aggressor,” the supreme court, of the corporate United states, hands down United States v. Reynolds, inventing the “State’s Secrets Privilege”: the Federal government is not required to divulge evidence in a civil trial, when such disclosure would compromise “national security.”

       NOTE: Ostensibly the state secrets privilege to protect national security; yet all too often the real reason for the SSP is to prevent embarrassment to the Federal government.

       [added 9/14/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

     The supreme court, of the corporate United states, hands down United states v. Kahriger, declaring as lawful the Federal occupational tax on gambling.

      [restored 5/24/2025]