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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
8. The law he was indicted on did not involve financial gain.
Tue May 3, 2022, 06:11 PM
May 2022

> Laws have changed a lot since 1919.

The second article I linked to suggests other laws that might cover the issue.

No. J_William_Ryan May 2022 #1
Ashton Fox Embry who leaked a Supreme Court decision was indicted... PoliticAverse May 2022 #2
Thanks. I hadn't heard of this one. fescuerescue May 2022 #4
Very different situation having to do with using inside court information Ocelot II May 2022 #6
The law he was indicted on did not involve financial gain. PoliticAverse May 2022 #8
They're a federal employee so termination is highly unlikely. gldstwmn May 2022 #16
If the leaker is a Supreme Court clerk they'd be "gone in 20 seconds"... n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #17
Yes, gone. But no laws were broken. PSPS May 2022 #18
Have you ever tried to fire a federal employee? gldstwmn May 2022 #23
I was not assuming, which is why I wrote "if"...... PoliticAverse May 2022 #24
Well, They Want RobinA May 2022 #26
I don't think so Tickle May 2022 #3
I doubt they'd be disbarred. Very few attorneys are. nt Phoenix61 May 2022 #19
Got to keep our eye on the ball here. pwb May 2022 #5
Indeed. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #9
The leaker is a hero and needs to be helped or protected if possible ZonkerHarris May 2022 #10
If the leaker is pro-choice they'll be treated as a hero by those that agree and PoliticAverse May 2022 #11
I'd love to handle their book and movie deal. ZonkerHarris May 2022 #12
I'm curious if you know offhand what type of advance people in similar situations have gotten. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #14
Not necessarily. There is speculation that the leaker came from the anti-Roe bloc Ocelot II May 2022 #13
interesting theory. If so then it feels like a fire you start to put out another fire but gets ZonkerHarris May 2022 #15
Most of us are capable of maintaining more than one thought throughout the day fescuerescue May 2022 #25
Zero chance of that. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2022 #7
What we know about the investigation into the Supreme Court leak-What Crime is at play LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #20
Maybe none. But see this: onenote May 2022 #21
Potentally 18 U.S. Code § 641 - Public money, property or records brooklynite May 2022 #22
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