O'Grady ruled that Snowden violated his contracts, both with the publication of the memoir and through other public speaking engagements in which he discussed his work for the NSA. Judge Liam O'Grady made a summary judgement in favor of the US government on Tuesday, rejecting requests from Snowden's lawyers to move the case forward into the discovery stage. The US sued Snowden on the day his memoir was published in September, alleging that he violated contracts with the NSA by writing about his work there without pre-clearance. Snowden has lived in Moscow since 2013, where he has been granted asylum. On December 17, a federal judge ruled that Edward Snowden must turn over all proceeds from his book, Permanent Record (Macmillan), to the U.S. This semi-authorized biography is a must-read for anyone curious about Princess Margarets husband. Snowden's memoir, 'Permanent Record,' describes his work as a contractor for the National Security Administration and his 2013 decision to leak government secrets, including the fact that the NSA was secretly collecting citizens' phone records. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Įdward Snowden won't see any of the proceeds from his new memoir - instead, the US government is entitled to seize the profits, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.Snowden's lawyers had asked that the case move to the discovery phase, according to Ars Technica, but the judge rejected that request.The government sued Snowden after his memoir was published in September, alleging that he violated contracts by publishing classified materials without pre-clearance.3 4 The book describes Snowden's childhood as well as his tenure. It was published on Septem( Constitution Day ), by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company.

The US government can seize all proceeds from whistleblower Edward Snowden's memoir, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Permanent Record is a 2019 autobiography by Edward Snowden, whose revelations sparked a global debate about surveillance.

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