There is a precedent from the Pentagon Papers: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-york-times-co-v-united-states/ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/artic

There is a precedent from the Pentagon Papers: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-york-times-co-v-united-states/ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-york-times-co-v-... As the last paragraph points out, not a clear victory for the free press, but the Assange prosecutors know this case very well and you are absolutely right that they want to avoid another one.