The Espionage Act and the First Amendment

The Espionage Act was designed to target spies and separatists, not those who seek to inform the public about government activities. The Constitution of the United States First Amendment is categorical. By using the Espionage Act against publishers, you've effectively added the caveat of all caveats to the First Amendment. Assange has literally won at least 26 journalism awards, but someone doesn't need to win awards to be considered legitimate press. He encouraged Manning to provide information. Journalists ask for more information from their sources every day. But this conspiracy to commit computer intrusion charge is almost a distraction. If he really is a journalist, he'll be safe. But that's not how the Esp espionage Act works. Under the

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