Noriega Gets Rolling with Court Ruling that Classified Documents Concerning Noriega's Ties to U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Relevant

The Noriega trial has begun with its attendant publicity and raising many issues, including the utility of trying such a major figure in the United States and making deals with so many high-level criminals in order to ensure enough live witnesses to prove the U.S. Government's case. Indeed, the number of policy and even international criminal law issues could almost fill one-half of each of the issues of the IELR for the next six months. One important decision concerns the use of classified documents.