Constitutional Challenges Denied in U.S. v. Kiriakou
This just in - sort of. On Wednesday, Judge Leonie Brinkema denied John Kiriakou's motion to dismiss certain counts against him on vagueness and overbreadth grounds. Not at all surprising stuff, considering the skepticism Brinkema had expressed during oral argument. The court's written ruling is up at Politico's website, where you'll also find some related
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This just in - sort of. On Wednesday, Judge Leonie Brinkema denied John Kiriakou's motion to dismiss certain counts against him on vagueness and overbreadth grounds. Not at all surprising stuff, considering the skepticism Brinkema had expressed during oral argument. The court's written ruling is up at Politico's website, where you'll also find some related coverage from Josh Gerstein.
The Espionage Act and Intelligence Identities Protection Act counts thus will go forward, along with a false statements count that Kiriakou had not attacked in his motion.
Wells C. Bennett was Managing Editor of Lawfare and a Fellow in National Security Law at the Brookings Institution. Before coming to Brookings, he was an Associate at Arnold & Porter LLP.
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