United States v. Chelsea Manning
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United States v. Chelsea Manning was the high-profile court-martial of U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, resulting in a landmark conviction under U.S. military and national security law.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
court-martial
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criminal case → |
| appliesTo |
Chelsea Manning
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| branchOfServiceOfDefendant |
United States Army
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| charge |
aiding the enemy
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computer fraud-related offenses → theft of public records → violations of the Espionage Act of 1917 → wrongful publication of national defense information → |
| commutation |
sentence commuted by President Barack Obama
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| commutationDate |
2017-01-17
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| country |
United States
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| court |
general court-martial
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| defendant |
Chelsea Manning
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| defendantStatusAtTime |
U.S. Army intelligence analyst
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| defenseCounsel |
David Coombs
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civilian and military defense team → |
| endDate |
2013-08-21
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| judge |
Colonel Denise Lind
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| jurisdiction |
United States
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United States Army → |
| legalSignificance |
landmark application of the Espionage Act to leaks to the press
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major case in U.S. military justice concerning whistleblowing and classified information → |
| legalSystem |
United States federal law
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United States military justice system → |
| location |
Fort Meade, Maryland
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| outcome |
acquittal on the charge of aiding the enemy
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conviction on multiple counts under the Espionage Act → |
| plea |
guilty to some lesser included offenses
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not guilty to aiding the enemy → |
| prosecutionCounsel |
United States Army prosecutors
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| prosecutor |
United States Army
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United States government → |
| relatedTo |
Afghan War Diary leak
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Guantánamo Bay files leak → Iraq War documents leak → United States diplomatic cables leak → WikiLeaks → |
| releaseDate |
2017-05-17
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| sentence |
35 years imprisonment
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dishonorable discharge → forfeiture of pay and allowances → reduction in rank to private (E-1) → |
| startDate |
2013-06-03
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| subjectMatter |
military intelligence activities
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national security law → unauthorized disclosure of classified information → |
| timePeriodOfOffense |
2009–2010
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Espionage Act of 1917
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usedInCase |