United States v. Julian Assange
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United States federal prosecution
criminal case
espionage-related case
national security case
press freedom case
United States v. Julian Assange is a high-profile U.S. criminal case against WikiLeaks’ founder over the publication of classified government documents, raising major debates about press freedom, national security, and whistleblowing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Assange endangered U.S. national security | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal prosecution
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criminal case ⓘ espionage-related case ⓘ national security case ⓘ press freedom case ⓘ |
| allegesCollaborationWith | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy to commit computer intrusion
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conspiracy to obtain and disclose classified information ⓘ disclosure of national defense information ⓘ obtaining national defense information ⓘ receiving national defense information ⓘ |
| court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
civil liberties groups
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human rights organizations ⓘ press freedom organizations ⓘ |
| defenseArgument |
Julian Assange
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surface form:
Assange acted as a journalist and publisher
prosecution threatens press freedom ⓘ |
| extraditionAppealHeardBy | High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| extraditionProceedingsHeldAt | Westminster Magistrates’ Court ⓘ |
| extraditionRequestedFrom | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| extraditionTreatyInvoked |
UK–US Extradition Treaty
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surface form:
U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty
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| filedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| focusesOn | publication of classified U.S. government documents ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Julian Assange ⓘ |
| hasPlaintiff | United States of America ⓘ |
| indictmentInitiallyUnsealed | 2019 ⓘ |
| initialIndictmentDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| involves | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal judiciary of the United States
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surface form:
United States federal court
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| legalBasis |
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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Espionage Act of 1917 ⓘ |
| maximumPotentialSentence | up to 175 years in prison ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | international media ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most prominent U.S. Espionage Act cases involving a publisher ⓘ |
| numberOfCounts | 18 ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy |
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
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surface form:
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
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| prosecutionArgument |
Assange conspired to hack a U.S. government computer
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United States v. Julian Assange self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Assange endangered U.S. national security
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| raisesIssue |
criminalization of publication of classified information
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extraterritorial application of U.S. criminal law ⓘ national security ⓘ press freedom ⓘ protection of journalistic sources ⓘ scope of the First Amendment ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Afghan War Diary leak
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surface form:
Afghanistan war logs leak
Guantánamo Bay detainee files leak ⓘ Iraq War documents leak ⓘ U.S. diplomatic cables leak ⓘ WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| supersedingIndictmentDate | 2019 ⓘ |
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Assange endangered U.S. national security