This escalation is troubling. The FBI raids a journalist's residence in search of "classified documents," yet provides no specifics about which documents or reporting supposedly warranted such action. Here's the critical issue: the First Amendment explicitly protects journalists who publish material, regardless of its classification status. The legal responsibility falls on the source—the person who leaked the information—not the reporter. When government agencies blur these lines without transparency, they fundamentally threaten press freedom and the public's right to information. This isn't just a legal question; it's about the balance of power between state authority and individual liberty that every free society must defend.
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This escalation is troubling. The FBI raids a journalist's residence in search of "classified documents," yet provides no specifics about which documents or reporting supposedly warranted such action. Here's the critical issue: the First Amendment explicitly protects journalists who publish material, regardless of its classification status. The legal responsibility falls on the source—the person who leaked the information—not the reporter. When government agencies blur these lines without transparency, they fundamentally threaten press freedom and the public's right to information. This isn't just a legal question; it's about the balance of power between state authority and individual liberty that every free society must defend.