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Bush administration seeks secrecy for Supreme Court proceedings January 6, 2004 - 11:41AM The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court to let it keep its arguments secret in a case involving an immigrant's challenge of his treatment after the September 11 attacks. Mohamed Kamel Bellahouel wants the high court to consider whether the government acted improperly by secretly jailing him after the attacks and keeping his court fight private. He is supported by more than 20 journalism organisations and media companies. In a one-paragraph filing today, Solicitor General Theodore Olson told justices the matter "pertains to information that is required...

<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Bush administration to explain the secrecy surrounding the detention of one of the immigrants arrested after the Sept. 11 (search) attacks.</p> <p>The administration has refused to release the names and other details of hundreds of foreigners rounded up after the attacks, arguing that a blanket secrecy policy is needed to protect national security.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) --The Bush administration has been asked by the nation's highest court to justify the secrecy concerning an Algerian man detained as part of a roundup of Muslim men after the September 11 terrorist attacks.</p> <p>In a brief note, the Supreme Court requested that the solicitor general file a response in the case, in which the federal government has refused to release the man's identity or even confirm the existence of the case and its circumstances. The immigrant has filed a habaes corpus appeal -- a document ordering person in custody to be brought before a court -- protesting his detention.</p>