Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

"This report identifies some criminal statutes that may apply to the publication of classified
defense information, noting that these have been used almost exclusively to prosecute individuals with access to classified information (and a corresponding obligation to protect it) who make it available to foreign agents, or to foreign agents who obtain classified information unlawfully while present in the United States..."
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R41404.pdf

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