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The law that couldn’t keep a secret

The law that couldn’t keep a secret

Update: 2025-11-07
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The Espionage Act was written more than a century ago to stop spies and saboteurs. But over time, its reach has quietly expanded — from enemy agents to insiders, and now, possibly, to the press itself. Georgetown Law’s Stephen Vladeck explains how a law built for wartime secrecy could become one of the most powerful tools in Washington’s arsenal.



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The law that couldn’t keep a secret

The law that couldn’t keep a secret

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