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EFF Asks Court to Reverse Chelsea Manning's Conviction for Violating Federal Anti-Hacking Law
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR2738.htm
Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date Written: 28/05/2016
Year Published: 2016
Resource Type: Article
EFF Asks Court to Reverse Chelsea Manning's Conviction for Violating Federal Anti-Hacking Law. Wikileaks Prosecution Included Unfair Charge Under CFAA
Abstract: Fort Belvoir, Virginia -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday to overturn Chelsea Manning's conviction for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), arguing that the law is intended to punish people for breaking into computers systems -- something Manning didn’t do.
Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for her role in the release of approximately 700,000 military and diplomatic records to Wikileaks. She was convicted of 1...
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