the Espionage Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal law
gptkbp:amends 1950
gptkbp:appliesTo leaking classified information
military personnel
spying
foreign agents
national defense information
gptkbp:associatedWith patriotism
nationalism
gptkbp:consequences fines
imprisonment
gptkbp:controversy freedom of speech
press freedom
gptkbp:court Supreme_Court_rulings
gptkbp:criticism vague language
potential abuse
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1920
1917
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
defining classified information
proving intent
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalSignificance U.S._legal_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Espionage Act
gptkbp:impact civil liberties
government transparency
gptkbp:influenced subsequent espionage laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:First_Red_Scare
Cold_War_tensions
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy journalists
whistleblowers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Chelsea_Manning
gptkb:Edward_Snowden
gptkb:Daniel_Hale
John Kiriakou
Reality Winner
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
cybersecurity
diplomatic relations
intelligence gathering
intelligence sharing
national security
public interest
government accountability
intelligence operations
foreign relations
counterintelligence
intelligence community
whistleblower protections
information warfare
government secrecy
classified documents
gptkbp:usedIn national security cases
prosecutions
terrorism cases