we agree with other legal commentators who have warned that a prosecution of Assange, much less of other readers or publishers of the cables, would face serious First Amendment hurdles ([1], [2]) and would be „extremely dangerous“ to free speech rights. Along with our friends at the ACLU, „We‘re deeply skeptical that prosecuting WikiLeaks would be constitutional, or a good idea.“…

Meanwhile, we will continue our effort to oppose online censorship and provide additional news and commentary on the ongoing WikiLeaks saga, which is shaping up to be the first great free speech battle of the 21st century. We hope you‘ll join us in the fight.