[MindBender26]

Trust me on this. I'm a lawyer and former newsie. Publication is not illegal, ie Pentagon Papers. Leaking to the media is very illegal. Publishing is not. First amendment, no prior restraint, etc.

"Regulations" only apply to specific classes of people, Military, contractors with access to classified information, etc.

[hipaatwo]

Leaking to the media is very illegal.


And when will something be done about it? Do each one of us have to call the Dept. of Justice ourselves and beg them to do it?

[FreedomCalls]

Publication is not illegal, ie Pentagon Papers.

The Pentagon Papers case was decided on the narrow ruling that the information in them would not harm national security. If the information is deemed such that their publication would harm national security, then the Pentagon Papers precedent does not apply.

[p23185]

"Regulations" only apply to specific classes of people, Military, contractors with access to classified information, etc.

Perhaps that is correct - but keep in mind the NYT has no authorization to possess the classified data, and hence are not properly "handling or securing" the data passed to them. The actual publication is perhaps a 1st amendment right, but all sorts of other rules are being broken when the NYT received the data and do not seucre it in an approved safe, two man rule depending on the level of classification, etc., etc. I am not disputing the printing, but the handling is very much not in accordance with DoD or DOE Regulations.