Article 1FXDF In 1977, the CIA's top lawyer said Espionage Act shouldn't be applied to press leaks

In 1977, the CIA's top lawyer said Espionage Act shouldn't be applied to press leaks

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Cory Doctorow
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Yesterday, the State Department declassified and released Organization and Management of Foreign Policy: 1977-80, volume 28, a Carter-era document that includes startling statements by CIA General Counsel Anthony Lapham on the role of the WWI-era Espionage Act in prosecuting leaks of classified material to the press. (more")

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