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Article: Judge Refuses to Void Law on Classified Data; North Must Cite Secrets He'll Use in Trial
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- June 23, 1988
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U.S. District Court Judge Gerhard A. Gesell refused yesterday to
strike down the law governing introduction of classified information
and ordered former White House aide Oliver L. North to inform the
court of the government secrets he intends to disclose in his
defense.
The decision appears to pave the way for setting a trial date,
which Gesell has said he wants to do by July 1.
Gesell acknowledged that it would be "impossible" for him to
conduct the case under the strictures of the Classified Information
Procedures Act (CIPA), which defense lawyers assailed as
unconstitutional. But he added in a 16-page ruling that
"fortunately, Congress was alert to the fact that special cases might ...