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Bruce A. Ragsdale. History of the Trial of the Chicago 7
History of the Trial of the Chicago 7
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The Chicago Conspiracy Trial: A Short Narrative
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Planning for the Democratic National Convention of 1968
Organizing protests at the Democratic convention
Confrontations in Chicago
Investigating the violence
Indictment
Judge and jury
A mistrial for Bobby Seale
The government’s case
The defense strategy
Procedural disputes
Court theater
Contempt and a verdict
Appeals
Legacy
The Judicial Process: A Chronology
September 9, 1968
March 20, 1969
April 9, 1969
September 24, 1969
November 5, 1969
February 14,1970
February 19,1970
May 11, 1972
November 21, 1972
January 4, 1973
December 6, 1973
The Federal Courts and Their Jurisdiction
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Legal Questions Before the Federal Courts
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1. Were the seven defendants guilty of engaging in a conspiracy to incite a riot?
2. Did the defendants violate the Anti-Riot Act by using interstate commerce with the intent to incite a riot and by committing at least one overt act to promote a riot?
3. Were John Froines and Lee Weiner guilty of instructing demonstrators in the manufacture and use of incendiary devices?
4. Was the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 unconstitutional?
5. Were the defendants and their attorneys guilty of criminal contempt?
6. Did the jury selection process protect the defendants’ right to a fair trial?
7. Did Judge Hoffman unfairly restrict the defense’s right to submit evidence and call witnesses?
8. Did the attitude and demeanor of Judge Hoffman and the government attorneys violate the defendants’ right to a fair trial?
Legal Arguments in Court
The attorneys for the U.S. government
The attorneys for the defendants
Biographies
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The judges
Julius Jennings Hoffman (1895-1983)
William Joseph Campbell (1905-1988)
Edward T. Gignoux (1916-1988)
Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Walter Joseph Cummings (1916-1999)
Thomas Edward Fairchild (1912-2007)
Wilbur Frank Pell, Jr. (1915-2000)
The defendants
Rennie Davis (1941- )
David Dellinger (1915-2004)
John Froines
Tom Hayden (1939- )
Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989)
Jerry Rubin (1938-1994)
Bobby Seale (1936- )
Lee Weiner
The attorneys
Thomas A. Foran (1924-2000)
William Künstler (1919-1995)
Leonard Weinglass (1933- )
Richard J. Daley (1902-1976)
Media Coverage and Public Debates
Historical Documents
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Testimony of Abbie Hoffman, December 23 & 29, 1969
Testimony of Rennie Davis, January 24, 1970
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Schultz, closing argument for the government, February 11, 1970
Leonard Weinglass, closing argument for the defendants, February 12, 1970
William Kunstler, closing argument for the defendants, February 13, 1970
U.S. Attorney Thomas Foran, closing argument for the government, February 13, 1970
Judge Hoffman, charge to the jury, February 14, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, decision on the defendants’ appeal of the contempt convictions, May 11, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, decision on the defendants’ appeal of the criminal convictions, November 21, 1972
Judge Edward Gignoux, decision on the retrial of the contempt convictions—comments on the proper conduct of a trial, December 6, 1973
Anti-Riot Act
“The Strategy of Confrontation,” report of the Daley administration
Walker Report summary
The committee to defend the conspiracy
Tom Wicker, “‘Other Thoughts’ in Chicago”
The Official Trial Transcript – The Crucial Parts
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Witness Testimonies
Bobby Seale’s Testimony (defendant)
Abbie Hoffman’s Testimony (defendant)
Rennie Davis’Testimony (defendant)
Jesse Jackson’s Testimony (minister)
Norman Mailer’s Testimony (author)
Richard Daley’s Testimony (mayor of Chicago)
James Riordan’s Testimony (deputy chief of police)
Robert Murray’s Testimony (police sergeant)
Frank Riggio’s Testimony (police detective)
Irwin Bock’s Testimony (police officer)
Closing Argument
Closing Argument for the Defendants by William Kuntsler
Closing Arguments on Behalf of the Government by Thomas
Verdict
Sentence
