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The documents, released by WikiLeaks in June, provide information on

Sept. 20, 2018 by Carolyn Mueller

The documents, released by WikiLeaks in June, provide information on charges against Assange and three other journalists who worked with him.

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press said it has a legal obligation to release information about the investigation of Assange before the government gets a chance to start its case.

"We strongly believe that releasing this information is in the public interest. To do so would be in violation of the right to confidentiality," it said in its filing.

The press and the public have a particularly powerful interest in access to sealed court records related to the government's prosecution of Assange.

"If the government were to try to access the records on which WikiLeaks has filed its lawsuit, it would be in violation of the First Amendment, which protects the freedom of the press and the press's right to know information," the press group said in its filing.The U.S. Senate may have passed a bill that would give the military a new legal tool to fight terrorism, but the legislation, in which a provision was attached, has not yet been introduced. But the issue is still up in the air.

Under current law, the House of Representatives has to pass the resolution passed by the Senate, which is scheduled to take up the legislation in the fall. That means the military could not simply take it in the House, but if it failed to pass, it could still face a lawsuit.

If the Senate fails to pass that bill, a lawsuit could be filed in July 2015 to prevent the military from doing anything other than carrying out its duties. If it votes no, the military could then attempt to withdraw its troops from Iraq and Afghanistan without any military force.

"It is clear there is a significant amount of uncertainty," said Ben Carson, a Republican from Nevada who chaired the House Armed Services Committee during the Obama administration.

The House Armed Services Committee is currently deliberating on the military's response to ISIL. On Tuesday, the committee voted to send the bill to President Donald Trump in two days, which means the Trump administration could pass a bill by the end of the week.

Even if the House passes a bill, Senate leaders in both parties have some difficulty getting it to the president before next week, which is when the battle on the Senate floor begins.

Carson said that if the military fails to pass a resolution that would allow it to do so, he'll be "very upset" and he "will be ready to work with Trump to get the Senate to do the bill."