State of Silence: The Espionage Act, Politics, and Press Freedom

A panel of legal experts and journalists discuss the contemporary politics of the Espionage Act.

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Since the passage of the Espionage Act in 1917, the U.S. secrecy regime has expanded with no overall vision, limiting the press, restricting political dissidents, and keeping citizens in the dark. During this panel co-sponsored by the Knight First Amendment Institute and Columbia Journalism School, panelists discuss its use in the prosecution of former President Trump, the ongoing efforts to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, and the prospects for reforming the act to reduce the harms it poses to American democracy. They also discuss the forthcoming book "State of Silence: The Espionage Act and the Rise of America’s Secrecy Regime" (Basic Books, November 2023), by Knight Institute Visiting Scholar Sam Lebovic.

Opening Remarks
Jameel Jaffer, Knight First Amendment Institute

Panelists
Sam Lebovic, Knight Institute Senior Visiting Research Scholar, 2023-2024; George Mason University
Mary-Rose Papandrea, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept
Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian US

Moderator
Katy Glenn Bass, Knight First Amendment Institute

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