HRES 1175
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
First Amendment rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
National Security Agency
News media and reporting
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
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Oct 2, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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