Guilty Plea In Fox News Leak Case Shows Why Espionage Act Prosecutions Are Inherently Unfair to Sources
Former State Department official Stephen Kim announced today he will plead guilty to leaking classified information to Fox News journalist James Rosen and will serve 13 months in jail. The …
Press freedom advocates and news outlets strongly condemn new charges against Julian Assange
Here’s what numerous civil liberties and digital rights groups had to say about the implications of the new unprecedented charges against Julian Assange under the Espionage Act.
Prosecuting Assange threatens press freedom. US officials should not need the Australians to explain that to them
Our government should have heeded calls to drop charges against Assange long ago. It’s embarrassing that foreigners have to remind us of our constitutional principles
Is Julian Assange a ‘journalist’? Here’s why it doesn’t matter
Whether Julian Assange is a journalist is irrelevant to the threat his prosecution poses to press freedom
Sen. Schumer is Wrong; Snowden Would Be Barred From Arguing His Case At Trial
It seems every week a new member of Congress goes on a Sunday talk show and incorrectly states that if Edward Snowden came back to the United States to stand …
If Snowden Returned to US For Trial, All Whistleblower Evidence Would Likely Be Inadmissible
There seems to be a new talking point from government officials since a federal judge ruled NSA surveillance is likely unconstitutional last week: if Edward Snowden thinks he's a whistleblower, …
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on the similarities between Vietnam and the war against ISIS
The following article by Barbara Koeppel was originally published at Consortiumnews.com. At a recent talk at the National Press Club in Washington DC, Daniel Ellsberg, who released the Pentagon …
Correcting the Error-Riddled Wall Street Journal Column on WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning, and Press Freedom
Since the audio of whistleblower Bradley Manning's statement to the court leaked last week, it's becoming clear how much of a threat the government's "aiding the enemy" charge against …
How the Obama administration laid the groundwork for Trump’s coming crackdown on the press
Trump has threatened to crackdown on the press, and sadly Obama has left him all the tools to do so.
Congress has a historic chance to protect journalists and whistleblowers in this year’s defense authorization bill
For years, DOJ has abused the Espionage Act against whistleblowers and journalists. A new bill could potentially change that.