United States v. Edward Snowden
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United States v. Edward Snowden is the U.S. criminal case in which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was charged for leaking classified surveillance documents, leading to international debates over government secrecy and privacy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal prosecution
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criminal case → |
| charge |
theft of government property
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unauthorized communication of national defense information → willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person → |
| consequence |
calls for surveillance reform in the United States
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international debate over government surveillance → |
| country |
United States
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| defendantLocation |
Russia
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| defendantOccupationAtTimeOfOffense |
NSA contractor
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| defendantStatus |
fugitive
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| evidenceType |
classified documents
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electronic communications → |
| filedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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| filedIn |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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| hasDefendant |
Edward Snowden
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| hasExtraditionRequestTo |
Russia
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| hasPlaintiff |
United States of America
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| involvesOrganization |
National Security Agency
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United States Department of Justice → |
| involvesPerson |
Edward Snowden
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalBasis |
18 U.S.C. § 641
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18 U.S.C. § 793 → 18 U.S.C. § 798 → Espionage Act of 1917 → |
| legalSystem |
common law
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| mediaCoverage |
international
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| notableFor |
prosecution under the Espionage Act for leaks to the press
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| publicDebate |
balance between national security and privacy
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scope of U.S. surveillance powers → treatment of whistleblowers under the Espionage Act → |
| relatedCaseTopic |
United States mass surveillance disclosures (2013)
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| relatesTo |
National Security Agency
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classified information → government secrecy → mass surveillance → privacy rights → surveillance programs → whistleblowing → |
| status |
pending
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| subjectMatter |
electronic surveillance
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foreign intelligence gathering → signals intelligence → |
| triggeredBy |
disclosure of classified NSA surveillance documents
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| yearOfIndictment |
2013
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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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