"Technology and journalism are changing quickly. The law may not be keeping up but the government responsibility is the same."

To charge Assange under the Espionage Act, the government must prove that he knowingly acted in bad faith with the intent of harming the government and that his freedom to publish isn't protected under the First Amendment, which prohibits Congress from passing laws that restrict the freedom of the press.

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