Press-related prosecutions under the Espionage Act
Legal filings in Espionage Act prosecutions of individuals accused of disclosing information to the press and public
This Reading Room contains key court filings related to all Espionage Act prosecutions of those accused of disclosing information to the press or to the general public. Passed more than a century ago, the Espionage Act has long been used by the government to prosecute whistleblowers for disclosing information to the press. Recently, there has been an uptick in these prosecutions under the Obama and Trump administrations, which have charged more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all prior administrations combined. For an interactive graph and chart of all press-related prosecutions under the Espionage Act, click here.
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Second Superseding Indictment re: Julian Assange, United States v. Assange, No. 1:18-cr-111 (E.D. Va. May 23, 2019)
Second superseding indictment charging Assange under Sections 793(b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of the Espionage Act.
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Judgment re: Henry Frese, United States v. Frese, No. 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. June 17, 2020)
Judgment accepting Frese's guilty plea under Section 793(d) and sentencing Frese to 30 months in prison.
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Frese's Resp. re: Gov't Sentencing Mem., United States v. Frese, No. 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. June 11, 2020)
Frese's response to the Government's sentencing memorandum.
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Gov't Sentencing Mem., United States v. Frese, No. 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. June 11, 2020)
Government's sentencing memorandum re: Frese.
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Frese's Sentencing Mem., United States v. Frese, No. 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. June 11, 2020)
Frese's sentencing memorandum.
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Superseding indictment re: Joshua Schulte, United States v. Schulte, No. 1:17-cr-00548 (S.D.N.Y. June 8, 2020)
Grand jury indictment charging Schulte under Sections 793(b), (e), and (h) of the Espionage Act.
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Jury Instructions, United States v. Schulte, No. 1:17-cr-00548 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2020)
Jury instructions in Schulte's trial.
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Plea Agreement re: Henry Frese, United States v. Frese, No. 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. Feb. 20, 2020)
Frese's plea agreement.
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Statement of Facts re: Henry Frese, United States v. Frese, No. 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. Feb. 20, 2020)
Statement of facts accompanying Frese's plea agreement.
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District Ct. Op., United States v. Schulte, No. 1:17-cr-00548 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 31, 2020)
District court's grant of the Government's motion for partial closure of the courtroom during the testimony of certain CIA witnesses and for additional witness security measures aimed at protecting these individuals' identities from public disclosure.