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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.
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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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Snepp v. United States
Court Supreme Court of the United States
Citation
Date decided February 19, 1980

Facts

As a condition of employment, FRANK SNEPP signed an agreement to not disclose classified information during or after his service without prior restraint. After leaving the CIA, Snepp published 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.

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