court-martial at Fort Meade
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The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
All labels observed (1)
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| court-martial at Fort Meade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: court-martial at Fort Meade Context triple: [Chelsea Manning, notableEvent, court-martial at Fort Meade]
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A.
court-martial of William Calley
The court-martial of William Calley was a highly publicized U.S. military trial in 1971 in which Army Lieutenant William Calley was convicted for his role in the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
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United States military commission
The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
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C.
United States military courts of criminal appeals
The United States military courts of criminal appeals are intermediate appellate courts within the U.S. military justice system that review courts-martial convictions for legal and factual sufficiency.
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D.
court-martial of General Charles Lee
The court-martial of General Charles Lee was a Revolutionary War military trial in 1778 that resulted in his suspension from command for misconduct and disobedience following the Battle of Monmouth.
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E.
Army Court of Criminal Appeals
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals is an intermediate appellate court within the U.S. military justice system that reviews courts-martial convictions of Army personnel for legal and factual sufficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: court-martial at Fort Meade Target entity description: The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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A.
court-martial of William Calley
The court-martial of William Calley was a highly publicized U.S. military trial in 1971 in which Army Lieutenant William Calley was convicted for his role in the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
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B.
United States military commission
The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
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C.
United States military courts of criminal appeals
The United States military courts of criminal appeals are intermediate appellate courts within the U.S. military justice system that review courts-martial convictions for legal and factual sufficiency.
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D.
court-martial of General Charles Lee
The court-martial of General Charles Lee was a Revolutionary War military trial in 1778 that resulted in his suspension from command for misconduct and disobedience following the Battle of Monmouth.
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E.
Army Court of Criminal Appeals
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals is an intermediate appellate court within the U.S. military justice system that reviews courts-martial convictions of Army personnel for legal and factual sufficiency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military trial ⓘ |
| causeOfAction | leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| charge |
aiding the enemy
ⓘ
computer fraud ⓘ theft of government property ⓘ violations of the Espionage Act ⓘ wrongful possession of classified information ⓘ wrongful publication of national defense information ⓘ |
| commutation | sentence later commuted by President Barack Obama ⓘ |
| commutationDate | 2017-01-17 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defendant | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| defendantBirthName |
Bradley Edward Manning
ⓘ
linked to:
Chelsea Manning
|
| defenseArgument |
lack of intent to aid the enemy
ⓘ
public interest in disclosure ⓘ |
| endOfTrial | 2013-08-21 ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced U.S. government policies on handling classified information
ⓘ
sparked debate on whistleblowing and national security ⓘ |
| judge | Denise Lind ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. Army
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Espionage Act of 1917
ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ |
| location |
Fort George G. Meade
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile prosecution of a whistleblower
ⓘ
largest leak of classified material in U.S. history at the time ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerRank | colonel ⓘ |
| pretrialConfinement | Quantico brig ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy |
U.S. Army prosecutors
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army prosecutors
United States government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afghan War documents leak
ⓘ
Iraq War documents leak ⓘ U.S. diplomatic cables leak ⓘ WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| releaseDateOfDefendant | 2017-05-17 ⓘ |
| resultingImprisonmentLocation |
United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Disciplinary Barracks
|
| securityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| sentence | 35 years in prison ⓘ |
| sentenceDate | 2013-08-21 ⓘ |
| startOfTrial | 2013-06-03 ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings | general court-martial ⓘ |
| verdict |
guilty of computer fraud
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guilty of theft of government property ⓘ guilty on multiple counts under the Espionage Act ⓘ |
| verdictOnAidingTheEnemy | not guilty ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: court-martial at Fort Meade Description of subject: The court-martial at Fort Meade was the high-profile U.S. military trial in which whistleblower Chelsea Manning was prosecuted for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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