Executive Branch Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

Judge Rules Snowden Cannot Profit From Book

Jacob Schulz
Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 11:09 AM

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A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that the government can collect the proceeds from Edward Snowden's new book because the book contains disclosures that violate Secrecy Agreements that Snowden had signed with the CIA and the NSA. The ruling can be found here and below.


Jacob Schulz is the former managing editor of Lawfare. He previously served as deputy managing editor and associate editor. He hails from Pennylvania and attended Amherst College.

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