Byline: Combined wire services
The Department of Justice lost a round in an attempt Thursday to halt Oliver L. North's trial but said its legal challenge could be carried as far as the Supreme Court, which might delay the trial of the former White House aide for at least several days.
The government, deeply concerned about sensitive national security information that North's lawyers may seek to introduce during the trial, wants the judge to impose tighter restrictions over such evidence.
Lacking the tighter restrictions, some charges may have to be dropped from the case.
Taking the matter to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, the Department of Justice had its request denied by a three-judge panel.
The decision capped a day of legal maneuvering that resulted in the trial being halted just as prosecutors …
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