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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

Barreling Toward War With Iran Is More Concerning Than A National Security Leak

Barreling Toward War With Iran Is More Concerning Than A National Security Leak

Leaked US documents that show Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran stir panic, but not because officials are afraid of what Israel will do next

Judge Holds Former Fox News Correspondent In Contempt For Protecting Source

Judge Holds Former Fox News Correspondent In Contempt For Protecting Source

Former Fox News correspondent faces a fine of $800 per day if she does not win her appeal

Biden Justice Department Makes An Example Out Of IRS Whistleblower

Biden Justice Department Makes An Example Out Of IRS Whistleblower

President Joe Biden's campaign seized on IRS whistleblower Charles Littlejohn's revelations about Trump's tax returns. Instead of honoring Littlejohn, the Justice Department sought one of the harshest prison sentences ever.

In Leak Prosecutions, US Government Treats Use Of Privacy Tools As Criminal Activity

In Leak Prosecutions, US Government Treats Use Of Privacy Tools As Criminal Activity

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Become a subscriber and support independent journalism in defense of press freedom. In Espionage Act prosecutions involving leaks, attorneys at the United States (DOJ) consistently treat the use of privacy tools as evidence of criminality. This tendency should

US Government Jails Leakers Before Trial Because They 'Know' Classified Information

US Government Jails Leakers Before Trial Because They 'Know' Classified Information

The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'

The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and become a subscriber. Even as Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg closes in on the end of an incredible and impactful life, the Washington Post and the pundit class still cannot resist using