Feds pushed administrative punishment for leakers
The Obama administration has given orders to pursue administrative punishments against leakers rather than criminal indictments in some cases, indicating that the government’s efforts to quiet leakers...
View ArticleIndicted NSA contractor should demand the Petraeus treatment
Three months after news broke of the arrest of a former NSA contractor (no, not that NSA contractor) for stealing classified documents, the Department of Justice finally indicted Harold T. Martin III...
View ArticleOPINION | Scaramucci claims leaks are treason — Here’s a legal explainer
Over the past weeks, a furor over "illegal leaks" has grown, reaching a new level of uproar when White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci declared that 150 years ago, leakers would have...
View ArticleAccused NSA leaker reaches plea deal with investigators
Accused National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Reality Winner has reportedly reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and will change her not guilty plea.The Huffington Post reports that Winner is...
View ArticlePentagon Papers lawyer: The indictment of Assange is a snare and a delusion
The Justice Department made its indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange public on Thursday. The press breathed a sigh of relief: The indictment did not directly raise the question of the...
View ArticleEspionage Act should exempt journalists — whether Assange is a...
The new indictment of Julian Assange, adding charges of spying to the original “hacking” charges, highlights the loaded gun pointed at journalists who publish classified information — the threat of...
View ArticleTrump's intervention on military justice system was lawful and proper
Recently, Present Donald Trump drew criticism for intervening in three military courts-martial. Trump pardoned Army Lt. Clint Lorance and Army Major Matthew Golsteyn and commuted the sentence of Navy...
View ArticleWill alleged CIA misbehavior set Julian Assange free?
A few days before Christmas, Julian Assange testified to a Spanish court that a Spanish security company, UC Global S.L., acting in coordination with the CIA, illegally recorded all his actions and...
View ArticleSnowden urges Trump to grant Assange clemency
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor charged with espionage in 2013, on Thursday urged President Trump to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.“Mr. President, if you...
View ArticleWill a British court's decision take Assange off the hook permanently?
A British judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States because he is a suicide risk. But is he off hook, legally? The U.S. Justice Department...
View ArticleFormer intelligence analyst pleads guilty to disclosing classified information
A former intelligence analyst on Wednesday pleaded guilty to obtaining classified national defense documents and sharing them with a reporter, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced. Daniel Hale, 31, a...
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