Protection of National Security Information.

Provides background on legislative efforts to criminalize the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Describes the current state of the laws that apply, including criminal and civil penalties and disciplinary actions and administrative procedures available to Federal agencies. Considers...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Freedom of the press. Judgments. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on legislative efforts to criminalize the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Describes the current state of the laws that apply, including criminal and civil penalties and disciplinary actions and administrative procedures available to Federal agencies. Considers First Amendment implications of applying the Espionage Act to prohibit and prosecute newspapers for the publication of classified national security information.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.