The defense secretary, who shared information about imminent U.S. air strikes in a manifestly insecure group chat, thought Clinton should be prosecuted for her careless handling of sensitive information.
The White House accidentally leaked military plans in Yemen to a journalist—and demonstrated how unconstitutional U.S. war making has become.
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Julian Assange and Priscilla Villarreal were both arrested for publishing information that government officials wanted to conceal.
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U.S. prosecutors are looking to wriggle out of an espionage trial for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
During a congressional hearing, the former special counsel caught flak from Democrats outraged by his legally mitigating but politically damaging portrayal of the president.
As Joe Biden gives his speech, the audience will include this reminder of the journalist he’s trying to jail.
Jack Teixeira shared documents on the war in Ukraine to a gamer group on Discord.
The WikiLeaks founder already has spent as much time in a London prison as DOJ lawyers say he is likely to serve if convicted in the U.S.
The weird story of Victor Berger, the Espionage Act, and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
The constitutional lawyer and criminal justice reformer talks about our two-tier punishment system and deep-seated corruption at the Justice Department.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of the Trump indictment with constitutional lawyer Clark Neily.
The former president's retention of classified documents looks willful and arguably endangered national security.
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It's not Trump vs. Biden: High officials play fast and loose with government secrets, but only regular people face harsh penalties.
The Justice Department’s discretion is the only thing that protects them from a similar fate.
The open letter warns the indictment “threatens to undermine America’s First Amendment and the freedom of the press.”
The law has been abused to prosecute citizens for reasons other than spying. But there are better examples than Trump to highlight problems.
Plus: The editors reaffirm free speech absolutism in the wake of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie.
A senator and two congressmen team up to help protect whistleblowers from vindictive prosecution.
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Too often, the government punishes citizens who reveal the state's true behavior to their fellow Americans.
Federal espionage laws are used once again to punish a whistleblower.
She was sentenced to more than five years for revealing how Russia tried to hack the 2016 election.
She’s nearly three years into a five-year sentence for releasing classified documents showing Russian attempts to hack U.S. election systems.
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It's not just the right to report that's under attack. It's also your right to be informed.
Another intelligence analyst who leaked important information to the public is treated like a traitor.
The woman who leaked a report showing Russian attempts to infiltrate voting systems gets the longest sentence ever imposed for her offense.
Would she have gotten a better deal if she hadn't been denied bail?
Our terrible federal espionage laws won't let her argue the leak served the public's interest.
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