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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. |