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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Hale Reply re: Mot. for a Bill of Particulars, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Oct. 11, 2019)
Hale's reply brief re: motion for a bill of particulars.
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Indictment re: Henry Frese, United States v. Frese, 1:19-cr-00304 (E.D. Va. Oct. 8, 2019)
Grand jury indictment charging Frese under Section 793(d) of the Espionage Act.
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Gov't Opp'n re: Hale Mot. to Dismiss, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2019)
Government's opposition re: Hale's motion to dismiss the indictment.
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Hale Consolidated Resp. re: Gov't Mots. in Lim., United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2019)
Hale's consolidated response brief re: Government motions in limine.
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Gov't Opp'n re: Hale Mot. for a Bill of Particulars, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2019)
Government's opposition re: Hale's motion for a bill of particulars.
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Hale Opp'n re: Gov't Mot. in Lim. re: Redaction of Government Exhibits, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2019)
Hale's opposition re: Government's motion in limine to allow the redaction from government exhibits of pages that were printed but not published.
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Amicus Br. (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press), United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 23, 2019)
Amicus brief of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in support of Hale motion to dismiss the indictment.
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Hale Mot. to Dismiss, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 16, 2019)
Hale's motion to dismiss the indictment, arguing that the Sections of the Espionage Act that he is charged under violate the First Amendment.
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Gov't Mot. in Lim. re: Certain Evidence, Argument, or Comment at Trial, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 16, 2019)
Government's motion in limine to exclude certain evidence, argument, or comment at trial.
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Gov't Mot. in Lim. re: Challenges to Official Classification Determination, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-0059 (E.D. Va. Sept. 16, 2019)
Government's motion in limine concerning challenges to official classification determination.