What laws, if any, may WikiLeaks have broken?
Has Assange violated the Espionage Act? Does it matter that WikiLeaks didn't steal anything? Is Assange a journalist? Is he protected by First Amendment? What hurdle does a prosecution face? Will he / should he be indicted or convicted?



C-SPAN: Constitutional law and national security scholars testified on the constitutionality of prosecuting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange under the 1917 Espionage Act. Among the topics addressed were the nature of journalism, the extent of constitutional protections of the press in protecting the divulgence of classified information, and the amount of information that is categorized as classified.

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What laws, if any, may WikiLeaks have broken?
Wikileaks' detention of classified information may be seen as illegal »Wikileaks' detention of classified information may be seen as illegal
PATRIOT Act provisions allow US DOJ to investigate Assange for spying »PATRIOT Act provisions allow US DOJ to investigate Assange for spying
Publication of classified material may breach the Espionage Act »Publication of classified material may breach the Espionage Act
WikiLeaks has not broken any laws »WikiLeaks has not broken any laws
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