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|facts=As a condition of employment, [https://franksnepp.com/ FRANK SNEPP] signed an agreement to not disclose classified information during or after his service without '''prior restraint'''. After leaving the CIA, Snepp published ''[https://archive.org/details/decentintervalin00snep Decent Interval]'' (1977) without seeking prior approval from the CIA.
|facts=As a condition of employment, [https://franksnepp.com/ FRANK SNEPP] signed an agreement to not disclose classified information during or after his service without '''prior restraint'''. After leaving the CIA, Snepp published ''[https://archive.org/details/decentintervalin00snep Decent Interval]'' (1977) without seeking prior approval from the CIA.
|procedural_history=The federal government sues Snepp for breach of contract & breach of fiduciary relationship. The government sought the creation of a '''constructive trust''' (due to '''unjust enrichment''') to turn over the book's royalties to the government instead of the author Snepp.
|procedural_history=The federal government sues Snepp for breach of contract & breach of fiduciary relationship. The government sought the creation of a '''constructive trust''' (due to '''unjust enrichment''') to turn over the book's royalties to the government instead of the author Snepp.
|holding=An employment contract [https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/651/snepp-v-united-states# requiring employees to submit their publications for prior review do not violate public employees’ free expression rights] under the [[1st Amendment]].
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|link=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/444/507/
|link=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/444/507/
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