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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Drake Mot. to Dismiss re: Count Two, United States v. Drake, No. 1:10-cr-00181 (D. Md. Feb. 25, 2011)
Drake's motion to dismiss Count Two of the indictment, on grounds that the document was not actually classified.
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Sterling Mot. to Dismiss re: Counts One and Six, United States v. Sterling, No. 1:10-cr-00485 (E.D. Va. Feb. 24, 2011)
Sterling's motion to dismiss Counts One and Six of the indictment as multiplicitous of Count Four, as they all charge Sterling under Section 793(d) for the same conduct.
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Sterling Mot. to Dismiss re: Counts One and Two, United States v. Sterling, No. 1:10-cr-00485 (E.D. Va. Feb. 24, 2011)
Sterling's motion to dismiss Counts One and Two of the indictment, which charged Sterling with violations of Sections 793(d) and (e) by transmitting information to the general public.
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Kim Mot. to Dismiss re: Count One, United States v. Kim, No. 1:10-cr-00225 (D.D.C. Jan. 31, 2011)
Kim's motion to dismiss his Espionage Act charge on grounds that it is unconstituionally vague and that it violates the First Amendment insofar as it penalizes verbal disclosures of information.
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Indictment re: Jeffrey Sterling, United States v. Sterling, No. 1:10-cr-00485 (E.D. Va. Dec. 22, 2010)
Grand jury indictment charging Sterling under Sections 793(d) and (e) of the Espionage Act.
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Indictment re: Stephen Kim, United States v. Kim, No. 1:10-cr-00225 (D.D.C. Aug. 19, 2010)
Grand jury indictment charging Kim under Section 793(d) of the Espionage Act.
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Manning's Charge Sheet (July 5, 2010)
Charge sheet listing Manning's charges.
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Tr. re: Leibowitz Sentencing Hearing, United States v. Leibowitz, No. 8:09-cr-00632 (D. Md. May 24, 2010 filed June 17, 2010)
Transcript of Leibowitz's sentencing hearing.
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Judgment re: Shamai Leibowitz, No. 8:09-cr-00632 (D. Md. May 24, 2010 filed May 25, 2010)
Judgment accepting Leibowitz's guilty plea and sentencing him to twenty months in prison.
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Indictment re: Thomas Drake, United States v. Drake, No. 1:10-cr-00181 (D. Md. Apr. 14, 2010)
Grand jury indictment charging Drake under Section 793(e) of the Espionage Act.