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.
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Resolution In US Congress Calls For End To Assange Case As Extradition Nears
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A resolution in support
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
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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 Government Jails Leakers Before Trial Because They 'Know' Classified Information
Air National Guardsman Arrested For Pentagon Documents Leak Will Likely Face Espionage Act Charges
A 21-year-old reservist in the United States Air National Guard suspected of leaking Pentagon documents to an invite-only group on Discord was arrested by the FBI outside his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts.
Jack Teixeira was not immediately charged with a crime, however, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated