Clearance

Definition and stakes

Henry James,  The American scene (1907)

“ And however one indicates one’s impression of the clearance, the clearance itself, in its completeness, with the innumerable odd connected circumstances that bring it home, represents, in the history of manners and morals, a deviation in the mere measurement of which hereafter may well reside a certain critical thrill. I say hereafter because it is a question of one of those many measurements that would as yet, in the United States, be premature. Of all the solemn conclusions one feels as “barred,” the list is quite headed, in the States, I think, by this particular abeyance of judgment. ”
Source: Gutenberg

PROTECTIVE ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNSEL ACCESS TO DETAINEES AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL BASE IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, September 11…

“ Counsel must hold a valid, current United States security clearance at the Secret level or higher or its equivalent, as determined by appropriate DoD intelligence personnel.
b. Counsel who possess a valid security clearance shall provide, in writing, the date of their background investigation, the date such clearance was granted, the level of the clearance, and the agency that granted the clearance.
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Source: Wikisource

Portrait of Warren E. Burger Warren E. Burger,  Security Procedures Established Pursuant to § 9…

“ A security clearance for justices and judges is not required, but such clearance shall be provided upon the request of any judicial officer who desires to be cleared. The court shall inform the court security officer or the attorney for the government of the names of court personnel who may require access to classified information. ”
Source: Wikisource

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