My name is Thomas Drake. I am a decorated veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force. I served my country in uniform, and then I served it again as a senior executive at the National Security Agency –

Defending Rights & Dissent has declared June is Espionage Act History Month, to memorialize some of the most important milestones of one of the worst laws in the U.S. legal code. This year, we’re also highlighting major Espionage Act reform,

Another courageous whistleblower has been charged under the Espionage Act. Courtney Williams is a U.S. Army veteran who spoke out about the gender discrimination and sexual harassment she endured as a contractor working with a “special military unit” at the

A coalition of more than two dozen press freedom and human rights groups, members of the media, military veterans, and ex-government whistleblowers, has authored an open letter calling for the immediate release of U.S. Army veteran Courtney Williams, who has

A woman in North Carolina, Courtney Williams, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges under the Espionage Act for allegedly sharing classified information with investigative journalist Seth Harp for his 2025 book The Fort Bragg Cartel, which exposed widespread abuses at