White House Uses Espionage Act to Pursue Leak Cases

Blurred Line Between Espionage and Truth After promising to enhance whistle-blower laws to protect federal workers, the Obama administration has used the Espionage Act as a kind of ad hoc Official Secrets Act. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/business/media/white-house-uses-espionage-act-to-pursue-leak-cases-media-equation.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all The Obama administration, which promised during its transition to power that it would enhance “whistle-blower laws to protect federal workers,” … Continue reading White House Uses Espionage Act to Pursue Leak Cases