"AIPAC must avoid a trial on the issues at all costs, because even The Washington Post could not avoid covering the drama. If AIPAC’s lawyers ultimately lose the procedural battle, the likely outcome is that, just as spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard did in the 1980s, Rosen and Weissman will plead guilty, thus sparing Israel--and Americans--the embarrassing revelations a trial would bring."

Rice and 10 other prominent present and former Bush administration officials to testify

The ruling by Judge Ellis, whose decisions always favor the defendants, represents a notable victory for AIPAC

Ellis wrote:

...both common sense and the relevant precedent point persuasively to the conclusion that the government can punish those outside of the government for the unauthorized receipt and deliberate retransmission of information relating to the national defense."

significant implications for freedom of the press and the First Amend