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U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Federal trial court in Los Angeles.

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charged

  • Daniel Ellsberg Jun 1971 espionage and theft Primary record 1

    Charged by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles.

  • Anthony Russo 29 Dec 1971 named as a co-conspirator in a revised indictment Primary record 12
  • Daniel Ellsberg 29 Dec 1971 a revised indictment added to the charges and named Anthony Russo Primary record 12

dismissed a charge against

  • Anthony Russo 11 May 1973 Primary record 1
  • Daniel Ellsberg 11 May 1973 Primary record 13

    Judge William Matthew Byrne dismissed all charges and barred a retrial, citing the government's conduct.

Timeline 5 dates
  1. Jun 1971 Daniel Ellsberg charged by U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  2. 29 Dec 1971 Anthony Russo charged by U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  3. 29 Dec 1971 Daniel Ellsberg charged by U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  4. 11 May 1973 Anthony Russo charge dismissed by U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  5. 11 May 1973 Daniel Ellsberg charge dismissed by U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Proof 3 sources
  1. Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History: The Pentagon Papers in the Federal Courts (2nd ed.), Federal Judicial Center, 2019. Primary record
    Ellsberg was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on charges of espionage and theft.
    In late June 1971, just before the Supreme Court issued its decision in the newspaper cases,
    a revised indictment added to the charges and indicted as a co-conspirator Anthony Russo, who had assisted in photocopying the secret report.
    Judge William Byrne of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed all charges against the defendants and barred the government from retrying them.
    the conduct of the Government has placed the case in such a posture that it precludes the fair, dispassionate resolution of these issues by a jury.
    After reporting to a White House assistant and apparently receiving specific authorization, the special unit then planned and executed the break-in of the psychiatrist’s office in search of the records of one of the defendants.
  2. Daniel Ellsberg: A Life in Truth, Case 7: The Pentagon Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Daniel Ellsberg Archive), 2022. Scholarship & press
    On December 29, 1971, Anthony Russo was indicted alongside Ellsberg as his co-defendant
  3. TRIALS: Pentagon Papers: Case Dismissed, TIME, 21 May 1973. Scholarship & press
    of eight charges of espionage, six of theft and one of conspiracy.
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