Reality's defense team hints at precedent-setting whistleblower defense
The appeal is important for several reasons. First and foremost, it’s important to keep fighting for Reality’s release because she doesn’t deserve to be in jail. She has not been convicted of any crime, has no criminal record, and has a spotless record of service to her country.
But it's also important because it is laying the groundwork to fight back against the government's abuse of the Espionage Act, crafting a defense strategy that, if successful, will have an impact far beyond this one case.
Reality’s defense team wants to force the government to prove what harm was done by the release of this document. Doing so would permanently end the government’s ability to use the Espionage Act as a loophole, and force them to acknowledge the legally guaranteed whistleblower protections of people who leak classified information, protections which pre-date the Espionage Act.
TOP SECRET CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, now available for download
We encourage you to download this top secret classified document and share it as widely as possible. The prosecution managed to ban discussion of the document in open court, but they can't stop it from circulating in public.
We'll be updating our website with all the documents related to Reality's case as they are filed.
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