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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by rootusrootus on Thursday May 23, 2019 @06:57PM (#19996852)
Ideally, the courts exist to make judgement calls on this case-by-case basis. That does mean going on trial, though, which has consequences even if you are ultimately exonerated.

It's a tough call. I don't have a good answer.

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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by kelnos on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:04PM (#19997246)
That's a good point, and I guess I still can't blame Snowden for deciding he doesn't trust the courts to do what's IMO the right thing.
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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by droithomme on Friday May 24, 2019 @09:18AM (#20001106)
The courts don't need to interrogate journalists and leakers to investigate the claims in their leaks when their leaks have been published and analyzed by multiple news organizations.
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