United States v. Rosen

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this prosecution for conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act, defendants have moved for an evidentiary hearing and eventually, dismissal of the indictment to remedy the government’s alleged constitutional violations. Defendants allege that the government relied on the Thompson Memorandum 1 to pressure defendants’ employer, the American Israel Public Af fairs Committee (AIPAC), to terminate defendants from their jobs and to cease advancing defendants’ attorneys’ fees for their defense in this case. According to defendants, this pressure violated their…