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Reporters Committee leads effort to unseal grand jury testimony from 1942 Espionage Act investigation of Chicago Tribune

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 2014-11-18

Address: https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-committee-leads-effort-unseal-grand-jury-testimony-1942-espionage-act-investigation-chicag/
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Last checked: 2026-09-26
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United States: Justice Department investigates the Chicago Tribune under the Espionage Act over Battle of Midway coverage
Claim 872: The Chicago Tribune published Stanley Johnston's article on the Battle of Midway on June 7, 1942, prompting a Department of Justice investigation.
Claim 874: By August 1942 the Department of Justice had convened a federal grand jury to determine whether Johnston and the Tribune had violated the Espionage Act by publishing leaked classified information.
Claim 876: News organizations and historians described the grand jury's refusal to indict as a major First Amendment victory for the press.

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