Permanent historical factsheet

Dismissal of Pentagon Papers Charges

United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1973Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1973

Daniel Ellsberg11 May 1973

Los Angeles · Politics / Watergate

Judge William Byrne dismisses the case against Ellsberg after government misconduct and illegal evidence gathering are exposed.

Anthony Russo11 May 1973

Los Angeles · Politics / Watergate

The federal case against Russo is dismissed with Ellsberg's after government misconduct becomes known.

Names involved

Anthony RussoDaniel Ellsberg

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.