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I don't know why this is taking so long or why he's fighting it. He will easily win this case citing New York Times Company v. United States as the precedent.
by polski-g 3y ago
I don't know why this is taking so long or why he's fighting it. He will easily win this case citing New York Times Company v. United States as the precedent.
A publisher is allowed to publish state secrets if they aren't the ones who originally obtained them.
- _fizz_buzz_ 3y agoI thought that was his problem. The US prosecution says that he instructed and assisted Manning in obtaining the documents.
- polski-g 3y agoThat would explain things.
- marcus_holmes 3y agoThey will deny that he is a journalist or publisher. A lot of journalists are on record as agreeing with that - he's "just a blogger". The UK has defined journalism as "working for a mainstream media organisation" (I paraphrase). The US govt will argue that none of the journalism precedents apply.
- bitcharmer 3y ago> He will easily win this case You can't get any more naive than that :)