For the first time in the history of our country, the government has brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against a publisher for the publication of truthful information. This is a direct assault on the First Amendment

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There are a variety of Constitutional issues with the Espionage Act, and far too few of them have been properly explored in case law. I welcome the charges against Assange, it is useful to compel the judiciary to weigh-in on these matters.