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When is a leak ethical?

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Twenty-five-year-old Reality Leigh Winner remains in jail after a federal judge denied her bailin a case where she is alleged to have sent classified information to the media. Winner faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Winner’s prosecution comes at a time when the Trump administration has been...

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