The phrase "act of prosecuting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to the process of bringing a case against someone in a court of law.
Example: "The act of prosecuting the defendant was necessary to uphold justice in the community."
Alternatives: "process of prosecution" or "prosecution action".
Right now, every signal from Mrs. Clinton is that should she win, her administration would continue the tradition of being still more secretive than the one before it; the Obama White House has achieved just that with its abysmal record on fulfilling Freedom of Information Act requests and its record of prosecuting whistle-blowers who have shared national security information with the press.
What is the history of prosecuting people under the Logan Act?
In his report, Downie chronicled the Obama administration's use of the 1917 Espionage Act to prosecute leakers, and its development of a programme that requires government employees in every department to help prevent leaks to the press by monitoring the behaviour of their colleagues.
The sentencing hearing turned into a somewhat heated discussion about the administration's use of the Espionage Act to prosecute unauthorized government leaks.
President Obama has been unprecedented in his use of the Espionage Act to prosecute those whose whistle-blowing he wants to curtail.
Journalists have faced increased threats during the Obama years, both in the government's severe crackdown on leaks and the record use of the Espionage Act to prosecute sources who provide classified information to the media.
That Manning was convicted of six counts of espionage, out of 19 counts total, highlights the Obama administration's unprecedented use of the Espionage Act to prosecute individuals for leaking information not to foreign governments, but to the media.
There was talk of prosecuting The Telegraph, and government lawyers boned up on the Official Secrets Act.
The appeals court found that prosecutors were permitted to use wiretaps obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in prosecuting people accused of being terrorists.
The revelations, and ensuing coverage, shed more light on the Obama administration's aggressive and unprecedented use of the Espionage Act in prosecuting current and former government officials for leaking to journalists.
