I wouldn't trust "noted media lawyer Floyd Abrams" as far as I could kick him. Archived Message
Posted by Morrissey on May 24, 2019, 11:54 pm, in reply to "Washington Post intones: "SOME FEAR WIDER RISK FOR FREE PRESS""
“Julian Assange is no journalist,” said John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security. He said Assange had engaged in “explicit solicitation of classified information.” Press freedom advocates said the distinction being drawn by prosecutors offers little protection for journalists. Noted media lawyer Floyd Abrams said that Assange may be a “singularly unattractive defendant in a lot of ways” but added that the indictment “does raise deeply threatening First Amendment issues for journalists who cover national defense, intelligence activities, and alike.” http://thewashingtonpost.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
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