Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 179. Breach of Protected Legal or Judicial Confidentiality.
(a) A person subject to this Code who obtains information through a protected attorney, judicial, clerk, appellate, disciplinary, or comparable legal function is guilty under this Article when the person knowingly and without lawful authority discloses that information for the purpose of—
(i) harming a party or client;
(ii) providing an improper advantage;
(iii) influencing a proceeding;
(iv) retaliating against a participant; or
(v) defeating a legal protection.
(b) This Article applies only where controlling law, privilege, judicial order, or official duty requires the information to remain confidential.
(c) A disclosure authorized by the affected client, required by law, ordered by a court, or otherwise permitted under the applicable professional rules does not constitute an offense.
(d) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.