1st Amendment protects 3rd parties publishing classified information.

"We’re deeply skeptical that prosecuting WikiLeaks would be constitutional, or a good idea. The courts have made clear that the First Amendment protects independent third parties who publish classified information. Prosecuting WikiLeaks would be no different from prosecuting the media outlets that also published classified documents."
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WikiLeaks
Legal dimensions?
What laws, if any, may WikiLeaks have broken?
Publication of classified material may breach the Espionage Act
Prosecuting WikiLeaks under Espionage Act might be unconstitutional
1st Amendment protects 3rd parties publishing classified information.
Media don't have to compensate for government security weaknesses
Precedent of the Pentagon Papers
Prosecution of WikiLeaks would face serious First Amendment hurdles
1st Amendment may not apply as WikiLeaks is fundamentally different
WikiLeaks is a media organization with a public duty to publish
Avoids First Amendment issues that apply with Espionage Act
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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