Hearing on secret-court docs goes secret itself

By Associated Press
Published June 4, 2014 9:41pm ET
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Hearing on secret-court docs goes secret itself
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshal's office shows terrorism suspect Adel Daoud, of Hillside, Ill. On Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, a prosecutor and the attorney for Daoud, will deliver oral arguments about a trial judge's ruling granting the defense access to secret-court records. Prosecutors say that letting Daoud's lawyers to see the papers submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court could jeopardize national security. But Daoud's lawyers say it's the only way they can guarantee Daoud a fair trial. The 20-year-old Daoud denies trying to ignite a bomb in Chicago in 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's office, File) | AP

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court in Chicago has thrown defense lawyers, journalists and members of the general public out of a hearing regarding secret intelligence-court documents, then went into secret session.

The order to clear the courtroom Wednesday came after oral arguments in open court.

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