Documents in the Epstein records

railing against visitor rules and curfews

document Though [students who seek to censor “offensive” speech] insist on being governed by the laws of the outside world when it comes to their personal lives House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

railing against visitor rules and curfews

and a heavy burden should be placed on those who would censor to demonstrate with relative certainty

document “All speech should be presumed to be protected by the Constitution House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

and a heavy burden should be placed on those who would censor to demonstrate with relative certainty that the speech at issue

for much the same reason I favor precise and narrow national security codification. As I will now ex

document It is the great danger of top-down discretion in the area of regulating speech that led me to express one of the most controversial views a free speech advocate can hold: I favor precise and narrow “speech codes” on university campuses House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

for much the same reason I favor precise and narrow national security codification. As I will now explain

there would be few left. The New York Times and its publishers

document The exercise of some discretion is necessary under the statutory scheme that currently criminalizes the publication of classified material. If all journalists who publish any classified material were to be prosecuted House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

there would be few left. The New York Times and its publishers

Not Only Has The Verdict Of History Condemned The Words Of The Sedition Act

document Not only has the verdict of history condemned the words of the Sedition Act House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

it has also condemned the selective manner in which it was enforced against certain journalists and newspapers but not others. If there are to be any restrictions of freedom in the press

One Area In Which It Is Dangerous And Wrong To Permit Selective Prosecution Is The Publication Of Classified Information By The Media. If The Government Can Pick And Choose The Few It Decides To Prosecute Among The Many Who Publish Classified Information

document One area in which it is dangerous and wrong to permit selective prosecution is the publication of classified information by the media. If the government can pick and choose the few it decides to prosecute among the many who publish classified information House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

it will have far too much power over the content of what the media reports. 48 The First Amendment recognizes no distinction between the patriotic and unpatriotic

while at the same time rewarding -- with prizes

document Prosecuting Wikileaks or its founder for “the crime” of publishing classified information House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

while at the same time rewarding -- with prizes

“If I am not being charged with defaming Stalin for calling him a fool

document But it is not a defense to what you are being charged with.” The dissident was taken aback and asked the judge House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

“If I am not being charged with defaming Stalin for calling him a fool

if not most “state” secrets are designed not to protect the security of the nation

document Both authors recognize the reality that many House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

if not most “state” secrets are designed not to protect the security of the nation

Woodward Is Different In Some Respects And Similar In Others. Whereas Hirsh’s Sources Tend To Be Beauracratic Dissidents

document Woodward is different in some respects and similar in others. Whereas Hirsh’s sources tend to be beauracratic dissidents House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

Woodward relies on high ranking members of the administration who want their “spin” on the story he is publishing to a very wide audience. Some of those politicians may be authorized to disclose the material

two names immediately popped into my head: Seymour Hirsh of the New Yorker

document When he finished explaining his journalistic modus operendi House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

two names immediately popped into my head: Seymour Hirsh of the New Yorker

vet it for names and other life-threatening information which in his journalistic judgment should no

document His job as a journalist was to authenticate the raw material House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

vet it for names and other life-threatening information which in his journalistic judgment should not be published (for example

in every relevant sense of that term. He published

document Assange insisted to me 47 that he was a journalist House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

in every relevant sense of that term. He published

deeply devoted to the principle of maximal transparency of governmental actions. He was

document I found Assange to be an earnest person House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

deeply devoted to the principle of maximal transparency of governmental actions. He was

which some might think ironic in light of Assange’s penchant for disclosure of secret communications

document I first spent several hours with Assange and his legal team over the phone and by email. We worried about the security of our lawyer/client communications House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

which some might think ironic in light of Assange’s penchant for disclosure of secret communications

I Went To London In March Of 2011 To Meet With Assange And The Lawyers Who Were Then Representing Him. He Was Facing The Immediate Prospect Of Extradition To Sweden On Sexual Assault Charges

document I went to London in March of 2011 to meet with Assange and the lawyers who were then representing him. He was facing the immediate prospect of extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

but he also faced the possibility of being extradited to the United States to face charges that carried far more serious consequences than those in Sweden. It was the possible American prosecution that he wished to discuss with me.

I May Have An Opportunity To Help Strike That Balance

document I may have an opportunity to help strike that balance House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

because Julian Assange has asked me to consult with him and his British legal team regarding a possible indictment by the United States against him and others.

Congress (the very Congress that was directed to “make no law abridging the freedom of speech) “made

document Less than a decade after the ratification of the First Amendment House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

Congress (the very Congress that was directed to “make no law abridging the freedom of speech) “made” the Alien and Sedition law

especially in the context of fear of war

document The language of the First Amendment would seem to protect these dissidents against any abridgement of their freedom of expression—at least from the United States Government. But our history in this regard has been checkered at best House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

especially in the context of fear of war.

Important As It Was As A First Amendment Precedent

document Important as it was as a First Amendment precedent House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

the Pentagon Papers case was First Amendment “child play” compared with the Wikileaks case and other current threats to national security posed by modern computer technology. The Pentagon Papers