The Supreme Court is seen at dusk on Oct.... Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON( AP)--The Supreme Court is preparing to hear a case about the government's ability to get lawsuits thrown out of court by claiming they would reveal secrets that threaten national security.... They filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that the FBI spied on them and hundreds of others in a surveillance operation following 9/ 11....

Listen to this episode of The Times: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts In 2011, a group of Muslims in Orange County sued the federal government, alleging that the FBI violated the constitutional rights of Muslims by spying on them solely because of their religion.... The feds denied the allegations, but they also said they couldn’t disclose why they had spied on this community.... To do so, according to the government, would reveal state secrets....