@cmuratori @renderwonk Which leads me to really ask, in article referenced do we know conditions of secret keeping in reporter case invalid?
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Replying to @bdiamand
@bdiamand@renderwonk If they want to indict someone at AP, they are free to do so. What they are not free to do is browse their phone recs.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@renderwonk If this was insider trading case & govt had good cause to think AP involved in sharing secrets, still same outrage?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bdiamand
@bdiamand@renderwonk Probably not the same outrage, no, because as a citizen I am not necessarily supposed to know what Wall Street does.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@renderwonk And if you own shares of the companies whose info being published to AP? How can you vote your proxy w/out all info?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bdiamand
@bdiamand@renderwonk There is no protection for shareholders in the Bill of Rights. It is neither a constitutional nor foundational issue.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@renderwonk If you have info & legally obligated to !divulge, is there something in the Constitution to protect you?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @bdiamand
@bdiamand@renderwonk This is the travesty of modern constitutional interpretation. The Bill of Rights is crystal clear on this topic:1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bdiamand@renderwonk "Congress shall make no law" abridging the freedom of speech or the freedom of the press.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bdiamand@renderwonk That means _it is not possible_ to be legally obligated not to divulge something, because _there can't be such a law_.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@bdiamand @renderwonk If there was such a law, it is facially unconstitutional via the plainly written text of the first amendment.
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