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Prompt:
A state secrets or executive privilege is often claimed in the interest of national security, thereby
foreclosing any disclosure in civil or criminal cases. Given the current state of the law, what
recourse is available to those individuals whose injury resulted from government policy related
to national security matters? What, if any, additional recourses should be available?
Recourse on Injury from Government Policy Related to National Security
Some of the available recourse for people who have gotten injured by government policy
related to national security include the practice of not declaring specific information to be
classified if the government of the United States has not officially confirmed the information.
According to Sharfstein et al. (2019), the details present in the government policy are secret
service; thus, when handling the injury of a person, the issues should be communicated privately.
As a result, a victim of the government policy will have to work with the national organization in
charge of a given policy to ensure that an agreement has been acquired privately if evidence to
the claim is provided (evidentiary cases). Different injuries require specific attention and that is
why the government prefers to use private communication with a victim when handling an injury
that involves national security matters. The court provides guidelines on how available evidence
for the injuries reported by victims is to be used in the lawsuit. Thus, an individual still has
limited power to decide on what they deserve to get when the issue of justice and national
