A federal judge has challenged the secrecy surrounding a Trump administration memo on military boat strikes.
The judge ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document.
That memo reportedly authorizes disputed killings at sea.
The ruling came during a hearing on the administration’s legal justification for the strikes.
Government lawyers had argued that releasing the memo would compromise national security.
The judge questioned whether the secrecy was justified given the document’s legal significance.
The Justice Department must now provide the memo for private judicial review.
A public version of the ruling has not yet been released.
