claim: "under the espionage act, (edward snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘i was justified in disclosing this information.’ there is no whistleblower exception in the espionage act."
author: glenn greenwald
evidence_1: the espionage act of 1917 is a united states federal law passed on june 15,  1917, shortly after the u.s. entry into world war i. it has been amended  numerous times over the years. it was originally found in title 50 of the u.s. code  (war) but is now found ... they are not many, but they are infinitely malignant, and  the hand of our ...
evidence_2: "under the espionage act, (edward snowden would not be) allowed to come into  court and say 'i was justified in disclosing this information.' there is no  whistleblower exception in the espionage act." — punditfact on tuesday,  january 7th, ...
evidence_3: jan 3, 2014 ... do you agree with "the times" that snowden should get some form of clemency?  ... under the espionage act, you're not allowed to come into court and say i was  justified in disclosing this information. there is no whistle- blower exception in the  espionage act, which is why whistle-blowers don't get justice ...
evidence_4: jan 2, 2014 ... “if snowden really believes in the constitution, he should have stuck around,  tested the ... under the espionage act, you're not allowed to come into court, and  say 'i was justified in disclosing this information.' there is no whistleblower  exception in the act, which is why they don't get justice in the united ...
evidence_5: the saga took on a new dimension when edward snowden released details of  prism, ... there is no single definition of national security information in the  australian ... discloses national security information: terrorism, espionage and  treason. ... thirdly, the disclosure of national security information could constitute  an act of ...