# Claim 776

Judge Russell explained that different sections of the Espionage Act covered disclosure to foreign governments and disclosure to others, including the press.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Judge Russell explained that different sections of the Espionage Act covered disclosure to foreign governments and disclosure to others, including the press.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Fourth Circuit's reasoning on the Espionage Act
- About: [incident 1985-us-morison-espionage-act-conviction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1985-us-morison-espionage-act-conviction)
- Source: United States v. Morison (4th Cir.) (1988). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-morison-4th-cir/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009

## Quotation from the source

> Writing for the court, Judge Donald Stewart Russell noted that section (d) of the Espionage Act dealt with the transmission of information to foreign governments while section (e) dealt with the transmission of this information to others, such as the press.

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