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In Unprecedented Move, Judge Keeps CIA Employee Facing Espionage Act Charges In Jail

In Unprecedented Move, Judge Keeps CIA Employee Facing Espionage Act Charges In Jail

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Become a subscriber and support independent journalism on press freedom, whistleblowing, and government secrecy. On December 11, five days after Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis ordered accused CIA leaker Asif William Rahman to be released from jail, District Judge

DOJ Upholds Rights Of Media To Cover Protests, Even After Dispersal Order

DOJ Upholds Rights Of Media To Cover Protests, Even After Dispersal Order

Inside The Assange Plea Deal: Why The US Government Abruptly Ended The Case

Inside The Assange Plea Deal: Why The US Government Abruptly Ended The Case

US prosecutors brushed aside calls to end the case against the WikiLeaks founder—until a British appeals court granted a hearing on the First Amendment.

Resolution In US Congress Calls For End To Assange Case As Extradition Nears

Resolution In US Congress Calls For End To Assange Case As Extradition Nears

Thanks for being a paid subscriber to The Dissenter. The following is an exclusive article. But while billing is paused in December, exclusive articles published this month are available to everyone. Become a paid subscriber and support independent journalism on whistleblowing, government secrecy, and press freedom. A resolution in support

US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones Of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional

US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones Of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional

“There are several cases,” U.S. Attorney Jean-David Barnea argued, “that say that by giving your phone to someone else, you have relinquished your expectation of privacy.”

The Espionage Act Is Not The Answer To Donald Trump

The Espionage Act Is Not The Answer To Donald Trump

The following independent journalism was made possible by paid subscribers. Take advantage of this discount offer and support The Dissenter Newsletter today. While the United States Justice Department has increasingly wielded the Espionage Act to make an example out of government employees or contractors, federal prosecutors have been reluctant to

US Prosecutors' Power Under Espionage Act Grows With Teixeira Detention

US Prosecutors' Power Under Espionage Act Grows With Teixeira Detention