Notably, the charges do not include anything to do with Wikileaks' publication in 2016 of emails from Hillary Clinton which were stolen by Russian hackers. The US attorney general at the time attempted to injunct the publication of the papers, but Judge Murray Gurfein refused. At home, a recent judgment raises questions about whether the role of the press is now being diluted in the courts. At home, a recent judgment raises questions about whether the role of the press is now being diluted in the courts. Freedom of the press, as articulated by Judge Gurfein back in 1971, always was a basic tenet of liberal democracy.

Source: Irish Examiner September 19, 2020 06:55 UTC