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January 9, 2013

Daily Read: Bradley Manning and Civil War Precedent

Writing about recent developments in the case of Bradley Manning (pictured), New Yorker commentator Amy Davidson considers how the charge of aiding the enemy by releasing information to the press has precedent in a Civil War prosecution - - - and how the possible sentence now is dramatically different.

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It's short and worth a read.

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January 9, 2013 in Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Foreign Affairs, News | Permalink

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