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Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

Categories: Civil/Human Rights,Crime/Justice,Defense/Military,Govt Information,Govt Secrecy,Spying/Intelligence

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R41404.pdf

This report identifies some criminal statutes that may apply to the leaking of classified defense information either by government insiders or foreign agents.  This report also discusses First Amendment implications related to prosecutions of domestic or foreign media organizations and associated individuals.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists