Articles by Yochai Benkler

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The Dangerous Logic of the Bradley Manning Case
Yochai Benkler – New Republic, 11 Mar 2013

The judge, Col. Denise Lind, asked the prosecutors a brief but revealing question: Would you have pressed the same charges if Manning had given the documents not to WikiLeaks but directly to the New York Times? The prosecutor’s answer was simple: “Yes Ma’am.” The question was crisp and meaningful, not courtroom banter. The answer, in turn, was dead serious. I should know. I was the expert witness whose prospective testimony they were debating.

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