Some U.S. officials believe they will prevail in the courts if they choose to keep the drone program secret and refuse to provide any documents sought in the lawsuits.

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The consultants simply refuse any requests for such documents.

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The Mississippi cases face an uphill fight, as lawyers and physicians have frequently cited confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege to refuse to turn over documents.

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The recipient can take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify as is our constitutional right, but can the recipient take the Fifth on the documents?

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