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New Supreme Court ruling could make it harder to expose secret government misconduct

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government can shield former government contractors from testifying about the torture of a post-9/11 detainee.

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Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.