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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| court-martial of Chelsea Manning | 2 |
| United States v. Chelsea Manning canonical | 1 |
| United States v. Chelsea Manning court-martial | 1 |
| United States v. Manning | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T439840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Chelsea Manning Context triple: [Espionage Act of 1917, usedInCase, United States v. Chelsea Manning]
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A.
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg was the landmark criminal case against the former military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, leading to dismissed charges after revelations of government misconduct.
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B.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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C.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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D.
Dickerson v. United States
Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Chelsea Manning Target entity description: 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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A.
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg was the landmark criminal case against the former military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, leading to dismissed charges after revelations of government misconduct.
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B.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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C.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
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D.
Dickerson v. United States
Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court-martial
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criminal case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| branchOfServiceOfDefendant | United States Army ⓘ |
| charge |
aiding the enemy
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| commutationDate | 2017-01-17 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | general court-martial ⓘ |
| defendant | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| defendantStatusAtTime | U.S. Army intelligence analyst ⓘ |
| defenseCounsel |
David Coombs
ⓘ
civilian and military defense team ⓘ |
| endDate | 2013-08-21 ⓘ |
| judge | Colonel Denise Lind ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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
ⓘ
United States military justice system ⓘ |
| location | Fort Meade, Maryland ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
not guilty to aiding the enemy ⓘ |
| prosecutionCounsel | United States Army prosecutors ⓘ |
| prosecutor |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afghan War Diary leak
ⓘ
Guantánamo Bay files leak ⓘ Iraq War documents leak ⓘ WikiLeaks ⓘ
surface form:
United States diplomatic cables leak
WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-05-17 ⓘ |
| sentence |
35 years imprisonment
ⓘ
dishonorable discharge ⓘ forfeiture of pay and allowances ⓘ reduction in rank to private (E-1) ⓘ |
| startDate | 2013-06-03 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
military intelligence activities
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national security law ⓘ unauthorized disclosure of classified information ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOffense | 2009–2010 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Chelsea Manning Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Denise Lind
this entity surface form:
court-martial of Chelsea Manning
subject surface form:
Denise Lind
this entity surface form:
United States v. Chelsea Manning court-martial
this entity surface form:
court-martial of Chelsea Manning
this entity surface form:
United States v. Manning