at the knight first amendment institute at columbia university. i think this plea deal is significant in two respects. i mean, in the first instance, it must be an enormous relief, of course, forjulian assange and his family and his supporters around the world, as well as for press freedom advocates here in the united states who have been quite concerned about a judicial ruling that would endorse the us government s interpretation of the espionage act and its consistency with the first amendment. first amendment being the right to free speech, just to remind everybody. yes, that s exactly right. freedom of speech, freedom of the press and a handful of other freedoms as well. but those are the ones at issue here. on the other hand, this plea deal really does cast a long shadow over press freedom in the united states. it s not a formal precedent in the sense that a judicial ruling would have been, but it does, i think, set a practical precedent for the possibility of future pro
Ferguson and police militarization. Then the United Nations slams u. S. Record on Police Brutality and torture. Reports of widespread police. Rced by the they gives rise to concern, of course, and also some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. We will speak to a member of the United Nations committee against torture on u. S. Policing practices, guantanamo and prosecuting Bush Administration officials. And finally, texas prepares to execute a schizophrenic prisoner despite calls for clemency. , an alter ego of mine, sarge killed my illinois my inlaws. Theres nothing to have me become what i am here. Thats the voice of Scott Panetti who is scheduled to die wednesday night. He was sentenced to death after a trial in which he acted as his own attorney and appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy suit and a 10gallon hat. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy g
Will speak with ashley yates. She was at the white house yesterday for a meeting with president obama to address ferguson and police militarization. Then the United Nations slams u. S. Record on Police Brutality and torture. Reports of widespread police. Rced by the they gives rise to concern, of course, and also some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. We will speak to a member of the United Nations committee against torture on u. S. Policing practices, guantanamo and prosecuting Bush Administration officials. And finally, texas prepares to execute a schizophrenic prisoner despite calls for clemency. , an alter ego of mine, sarge killed my illinois my inlaws. Theres nothing to have me become what i am here. Thats the voice of Scott Panetti who is scheduled to die wednesday night. He was sentenced to death after a trial in which he acted as his own attorney and appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy suit and a 10gallon h
Material, including the names of covert operatives in afghanistan, were strategy, from white house meetings. Unlike many other whistleblowers, david betrays is expected to avoid jail. Does the administration have a double standard on leaking classified information . We will speak to jesselyn raddack of the Government Accountability project. Then to the mysterious death of miriam carey. Why was my sister shot and killed with her oneyearold daughter in the car and she was unarmed . Why . My mother deserves to know why. Amy you may remember the story in october of 2013, miriam carey drove to washington, d. C. From connecticut with her infant daughter. She made a uturn at a white hosue checkpoint. After a short car chase, she was killed after being shot 26 times by secret service and Capitol Police. Was the use of force justified . News accounts initially claimed she rammed white house and capitol barriers. But that turned out to be false. We will speak to her sister, the familys lawyer, a
Information after you get the classified material to his girlfriend paula broadwell, who is writing his review. He let her access is cia email account and other sensitive material, including the names of covert operatives in afghanistan, were strategy, from white house meetings. Unlike many other whistleblowers, david betrays is expected to avoid jail. Does the administration have a double standard on leaking classified information . We will speak to jesselyn raddack of the Government Accountability project. Then to the mysterious death of miriam carey. Why was my sister shot and killed with her oneyearold daughter in the car and she was unarmed . Why . My mother deserves to know why. Amy you may remember the story in october of 2013, miriam carey drove to washington, d. C. From connecticut with her infant daughter. She made a uturn at a white hosue checkpoint. After a short car chase, she was killed after being shot 26 times by secret service and Capitol Police. Was the use of force j