Whistleblowers, leaks and the media
Subtitle: the First Amendment and national security
By: Paul Rosenzweig, Timothy J. McNulty, Ellen Shearer, editors
Contributors: American Bar Association. Standing Committee on Law and National Security
Publisher: ABA, Standing Committee on Law and National Security
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781627228251
Subjects: United States; Whistle blowing; Law and legislation; Freedom of speech; National security
Description: A comprehensive examination of national security laws and the tensions between the public's right to know, and the government's right to protect its interests.--Publisher website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The fundamental tension : an introduction / Paul Rosenzweig, Timothy J. McNulty, and Ellen Shearer; title: Part I. Prosecuting leaks; title: History of leaks in the United States from the Pentagon papers through WikiLeaks to Rosen / Gregg P. Leslie and Emily Grannis; title: Prosecuting leaks under U.S. law / Stephen I. Vladeck; title: U.S. efforts to change leak laws / Edward R. McNicholas; title: Part II. The Constitution and other applicable laws; title: First Amendment considerations on national security issues : from Zenger to Snowden / Gene Policinski; title: The national security whistleblower's tightrope : legal rights of government employees and contractors / Thomas M. Devine and Steven L. Katz; title: Regulating classified and controlled unclassified information / Andrew D. Fausett and Steven G. Stransky; title: The Classified Information Procedures Act / S. Elisa Poteat; title: Part III. A changing world of leak investigations; title: International perspectives on national security, leaks, and whistleblowers / Judith K. Boyd; title: Law enforcement investigations involving journalists / Jack Lerner and Rom Bar-Nissim; title: Keeping secrets : how the government and the press adapt in a world awash in information / Dina Temple-Raston and Harvey Rishikof; title: Holding leakers accountable: considering a comprehensive leaks approach / W. George Jameson; title: The consequences of leaks : the erosion of security / Jill D. Rhodes; title: The consequences of leaks : greater transparency / Sophia Cope.