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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by bb88 on Thursday May 23, 2019 @06:59PM (#19996862)
> But did he break any laws with regard to this specific leak?

According to the DOJ Indictment yes. He conspired with Manning to obtain access to a classified system. That's different than say Glenn Greenwald merely accepting Snowden's documents.

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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by boomboomsubban on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:31PM (#19997384)
It's worth noting that Manning already had access to the classified system. Assange conspired to help her hide her usage of that access, something Greenwald has called the duty of a journalist. The law itself would violate the First amendment, so he would not have broken anything.
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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by kelnos on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:03PM (#19997235)
That remains to be seen. The indictment alleges yes, but it's up to a jury to decide (or a plea deal to avoid deciding).
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