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   Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters’ sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse

   The Obama administration prosecuted eight people for sharing information with journalists.

   Published

   June 21, 2017

   Written by

   Peter Sterne

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   How the Espionage Act morphed into a dangerous tool used to prosecute sources and threaten journalists

   Since the Nixon administration, the federal government has tried to use the Espionage Act of 1917 as a tool against the press several times.

   Published

   June 19, 2017

   Written by

   Peter Sterne

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   America’s ‘Official Secrets Act’ — the long, sad history of the 100 year-old Espionage Act

   When President Woodrow Wilson advocated for press censorship during World War I, Congress responded by passing the Espionage Act of 1917. One hundred years later, the law still poses a serious threat to journalists' First Amendment rights.

   Published

   June 15, 2017

   Written by

   Peter Sterne

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   Edward Snowden on Trump administration’s recent arrest of an alleged journalistic source

   Published

   June 6, 2017

   Written by

   Edward Snowden