Chicago Eight trial

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The Chicago Eight trial was a high-profile 1969–1970 U.S. federal court case in which anti–Vietnam War activists were prosecuted for conspiracy and inciting riots related to protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal trial ⓘ
federal court case ⓘ
political trial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chicago 8 trial ⓘ
linked to: Chicago Eight trial

Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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appealResult most convictions reversed on appeal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Interstate Anti-Riot Act ⓘ
charge conspiracy ⓘ
crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot ⓘ
inciting to riot ⓘ
city Chicago ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ⓘ
defendant Abbie Hoffman ⓘ
Bobby Seale ⓘ
David Dellinger ⓘ
Jerry Rubin ⓘ
John Froines ⓘ
Lee Weiner ⓘ
Rennie Davis ⓘ
Tom Hayden ⓘ
defenseAttorney Leonard Weinglass ⓘ
William Kunstler ⓘ
endTime 1970 ⓘ
hasCause 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ
anti–Vietnam War protests ⓘ
hasPart contempt proceedings against Bobby Seale ⓘ
trial of the Chicago Seven ⓘ
hasTheme civil liberties in the United States ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
political dissent ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalBasis Civil Rights Act of 1968, Title X (Anti-Riot Act) ⓘ
location Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse ⓘ
mainSubject conspiracy to incite a riot ⓘ
crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot ⓘ
notableFor controversial judicial conduct by Judge Julius J. Hoffman ⓘ
high-profile prosecution of anti–Vietnam War activists ⓘ
numberOfDefendants 8 ⓘ
presidingJudge Julius J. Hoffman ⓘ
prosecutor Richard Schultz ⓘ
Thomas Foran ⓘ
result acquittal on conspiracy charges for all remaining defendants ⓘ
contempt of court convictions for several defendants and defense attorneys ⓘ
mixed verdicts on incitement and related charges ⓘ
significantEvent Bobby Seale bound and gagged in the courtroom ⓘ
severance of Bobby Seale from the case ⓘ
startTime 1969 ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
timePeriod Vietnam War era ⓘ

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Bobby Seale → participantIn → Chicago Eight trial ⓘ
The Trial of the Chicago 7 → depictsEvent → trial of the Chicago Seven ⓘ
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1968 Democratic National Convention protests → followedBy → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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1968 Democratic National Convention protests → relatedTo → Chicago Seven ⓘ
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Jerry Rubin → participantIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Jerry Rubin → defendantIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Chicago Eight trial → alsoKnownAs → Chicago 8 trial ⓘ
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Chicago Eight trial → alsoKnownAs → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Chicago 10 → narrativeFocus → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
subject linked to: film "Chicago 10"
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Chicago 10 → depictsEvent → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Chicago 10 → title → Chicago 10 ⓘ
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Abbie Hoffman → defendantIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Rennie Davis → partOf → Chicago Seven ⓘ
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Rennie Davis → participantIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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David Dellinger → memberOf → Chicago Seven ⓘ
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David Dellinger → trial → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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John Froines → participantIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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John Froines → memberOf → Chicago Seven ⓘ
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Lee Weiner → memberOf → Chicago Seven ⓘ
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Lee Weiner → defendantIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Chicago (song) → inspiredBy → Chicago Eight trial ⓘ
subject linked to: Chicago
Chicago (song) → mentions → Chicago Eight ⓘ
subject linked to: Chicago
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Julius J. Hoffman → notableEvent → Chicago Eight conspiracy trial ⓘ
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Thomas Foran → notableFor → Chicago Eight trial ⓘ
Thomas Foran → participatedIn → Chicago Eight trial ⓘ
William Kunstler → notableWork → defense of the Chicago Seven ⓘ
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Julius Hoffman → notableEvent → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
subject linked to: Judge Julius Hoffman
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Julius Hoffman → notableCase → United States v. Dellinger (Chicago Seven) ⓘ
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Leonard Weinglass → represented → Chicago Seven defendants ⓘ
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Leonard Weinglass → participatedIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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Richard Schultz → participatedIn → Chicago Eight trial ⓘ
Richard Schultz → participatedIn → Chicago Seven trial ⓘ
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