#Assange. Why it is not a happy end: "The charges Assange is anticipated to plead guilty to as part of a US deal, and for which he will be sentenced to time served, are drawn from the 1917 Espionage Act, for “conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information related to the national defense of the United States”."

"So the #EspionageAct will still hang over the heads of journalists reporting on national security issues, not just in the US" https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/25/julian-assange-may-be-on-his-way-to-freedom-but-this-is-not-a-clear-victory-for-freedom-of-the-press

Julian Assange may be on his way to freedom but this is not a clear victory for freedom of the press

The Espionage Act will still hang over the heads of journalists reporting on national security issues, not just in the US

^{Julian Borger (The Guardian)}