Supreme Court declines Northern Ireland subpoena dispute

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Source: Reuters

Supreme Court declines Northern Ireland subpoena dispute

By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:20am EDT

(Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal over whether confidential interviews with former Irish Republican militants should be released to police in Northern Ireland.

The legal fight is about whether British authorities, as part of a murder investigation, can access interview transcripts with Irish Republican Army members, which were carried out as part of a Boston College program.

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Investigators in Northern Ireland are seeking to find out who was responsible for the 1972 murder of Jean McConville, who was suspected of informing the British about IRA activities.

Invoking a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States, the British government asked the U.S. government to subpoena the interviews.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/us-usa-court-ira-idUSBRE93E0LL20130415

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1. The US didn't declare the IRA to be a terrorist organisation until after 9/11.

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