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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that newsgathering activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States should drop all charges against and attempts to…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that newsgathering activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.

Introduced: October 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 2, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) newsgathering activities, including the publication of leaked classified information, are protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution; (2) freedom of the press is a vital function of a free society; and (3) the federal government should drop all espionage charges against Julian Assange.

What's happening now October 2, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Amash, Justin
· Oct 20, 2020
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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Oct 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1175: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that newsgathering activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1175/
MLA
"H. Res. 1175: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that newsgathering activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1175/.
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H. Res. 1175, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1175/.
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[H. Res. 1175: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that newsgathering activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1175/)
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