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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Indictment re: Daniel Hale, United States v. Hale, No. 1:19-cr-00059 (E.D. Va. May 9, 2019)
Grand jury indictment charging Hale under Sections 793(c) and (e); 798(a)(3) of the Espionage Act.
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Gov't Resp. re: Mot. to Intervene re: Access to Sealed Records, United States v. Winner, No. 1:17-cr-00034 (S.D. Ga. Mar. 21, 2019)
Government's response re: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press motion to intervene to unseal records in Reality Winner's case, agreeing to unseal the records.
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Mot. to Intervene re: Access to Sealed Records, United States v. Winner, No. 1:17-cr-00034 (S.D. Ga. Mar. 7, 2019)
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press motion to intervene re: seeking access to sealed records in Reality Winner case.
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Indictment re: Joshua Schulte, United States v. Schulte, No. 1:17-cr-00548 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2018)
Grand jury indictment charging Schulte under Sections 793(b), (d), (e), and (h) of the Espionage Act.
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Supplement to Albury's Sentencing Mem. re: Letters of Support, United States v. Albury, No. 0:18-cr-00067 (D. Minn. Oct. 18, 2018)
Letters written in support of Albury at sentencing.
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Judgment re: Terry Albury, United States v. Albury, No. 0:18-cr-00067 (D. Minn. Oct. 18, 2018 filed Oct. 26, 2018)
Judgment accepting Albury's guilty plea under Section 793(e) and sentencing Albury to 48 months in prison.
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Tr. re: Albury's Sentencing Hearing, United States v. Albury, No. 0:18-cr-00067 (D. Minn. held Oct. 18, 2018, filed May 23, 2019)
Transcript of Albury's sentencing hearing.
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Albury Reply Sentencing Mem., United States v. Albury, No. 0:18-cr-00067 (D. Minn. Oct. 4, 2018)
Albury's reply sentencing memorandum.
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Gov't Resp. re: Albury Sentencing Mem., United States v. Albury, No. 0:18-cr-00067 (D. Minn. Oct. 8, 2018)
Government's response sentencing memorandum re: Albury.
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Albury's Sentencing Mem., United States v. Albury, No. 0:18-cr-00067 (D. Minn. Oct. 4, 2018)
Albury's sentencing memorandum.