As it is currently written, the Espionage Act of 1917 makes it a crime to hurt the United States or benefit a foreign country by collecting or communicating information that would harm the national ...

The Espionage Act was first enacted by Congress in 1917 during World War I and makes it illegal to obtain information (including photographs or documents) related to national defense ...

Journalists have never been successfully prosecuted As it is currently written, the Espionage Act of 1917 makes it a crime to hurt the United States or benefit a foreign country by collecting or ...

The Espionage Act was enacted in 1917 — as the U.S. was embroiled in World War I — and criminalized unauthorized retention and dissemination of sensitive information that could undermine U.S ...

A Law Against Espionage On June 15, 1917, lawmakers passed the Espionage Act. The law set punishments for acts of interference in foreign policy and sought to prevent espionage. It authorized ...

The Espionage Act, passed in 1917, is an anti-spying law that criminalizes the mishandling of sensitive government records related to national defense. Over the years, the Justice Department has ...

Goldberg's report quickly sparked questions about the administration's handling of sensitive defense information, including whether the chat violated the Espionage Act. The 1917 law "is the ...

Goldberg's report quickly sparked questions about the administration's handling of sensitive defense information, including whether the chat violated the Espionage Act. The 1917 law "is the primary ...