!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is an evidentiary rule created by [United States] [legal] precedent where application of the privilege results in __exclusion of [evidence]__ from a [legal] case based solely on affidavits submitted by the government stating that court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger [National Security]. [{$pagename}] first saw formal recognition in [1953|Year 1953] in United States v. Reynolds, which involved military secrets. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]