(The end credits of The Trial of the Chicago 7 show that 78 percent of Chicago trial lawyers gave Hoffman a rating of "Unqualified" in a biannual survey.) [1]:1 A counterculture group known as Yippies, including Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, were also planning a "Festival of Life," announced at a press conference on March 17,[5] to counter what they described as the Democratic "Convention of Death. "[39] These insults had followed Judge Hoffman stating that he intended to continue using the revocation of bail in response to the use of "vile epithets" in the courtroom, while the defense attorneys were arguing against the revocation of Dellinger's bail the day before, after Dellinger shouted a "barnyard vulgarity" at a government witness. Peace now!" [4] 100 protesters and 119 police officers were treated for injuries, and 600 protesters were arrested. Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 mines much of it, creating a compelling story based on true events. It pointed at Hoffman's procedural errors as well as his hostile attitude toward the defendants. "[49], The defendants were released from jail on February 28, 1970. [49] After the haircuts, Cook County Sheriff Joseph I. [1]:8[46][47] [1]:3 Exploring The Trial of the Chicago 7's historical accuracy confirms that Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin once wore judicial robes into the courtroom, at which point they threw them to the floor and stepped on them, only to reveal that they were wearing police uniforms underneath. Yes, the story is dramatized, but Hoffman very much displayed questionable and abusive behavior in real life during the trial. The original eight defendants were Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale. by Yerin Kim Tom Hayden's (Eddie Redmayne) establishment attitude and Abbie Hoffman's (Sacha Baron Cohen) spectacle approach to civil rights clash throughout the film. [4] Protesters, journalists, photographers, and bystanders were clubbed and beaten by the police. 5 hours ago, by Chanel Vargas Chicago. "[23][24], The government called 53 witnesses, including undercover police officer Robert Pierson, who worked as a bodyguard for Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, and testified that on August 26, 1968, he heard Abbie Hoffman say "If they push us out of the park tonight, we're going to break windows," and that Rubin, Seale, and Davis had urged crowds to resist the police or to use violence. In the park, demonstrators sang "God Bless America," "This Land Is My Land," and "The Star Spangled Banner," and waved "V" signs above their heads, asking soldiers to join in. Portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen in Aaron Sorkin’s new Netflix film “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Sixties counterculture icon Hoffman occupies a distinctive place in Brandeis lore. After a speech by Eugene McCarthy in Grant Park that afternoon, a march was joined by delegates and McCarthy supporters but was stopped at 18th Street and Michigan Avenue by the National Guard. Hoffman passed away in 1983 at age 87. [1]:8, In a separate proceeding, a jury acquitted seven of the eight indicted police officers, and the case against the eighth was dropped.[1]:8. 13 hours ago, by Nikita Charuza "[1]:2[2], In April, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ignited devastating urban riots in Chicago and other cities. "[22] Seale had been in Chicago for less than 24 hours over two days of the convention week[22] and had been invited shortly before the convention began as a substitute for Eldridge Cleaver, so the evidence against him was testimony from undercover police officer Robert Pierson, about a speech by Seale in Lincoln Park, where according to Pierson, Seale had urged his audience to "barbecue some pork," and Judge Hoffman, over the objection of the defense, allowed Pierson to give his opinion that this meant "to burn some pigs," i.e., police officers. [32] The defense called more than 100 witnesses, including participants and bystanders in the clashes between the police and the demonstrators.[1]:6. "[29], On three days,[28] Seale appeared in court bound and gagged before the jury,[30] struggling to get free, and at times managing to loudly insist on his right to defend himself. 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Dellinger: 29 months and 16 days on 32 counts, Davis: 25 months and 14 days on 23 counts, Froines: 5 months and 15 days on 10 counts, Hayden: 14 months and 14 days for 11 counts, Rubin: 25 months and 23 days for 16 counts, Weinglass: 20 months and 16 days on 14 counts, Kunstler: 48 months and 13 days on 24 counts, During the trial, a poster created by Sharon Avery and featuring a photograph by, The 1969 song Someday (August 29, 1968) from the first, In 1972, playwright and screenwriter David Petersen's play. All defendants (and their lawyers) faced sentences for contempt of court. [37], On January 28, 1970, Ramsey Clark, the U.S. Attorney General under President Johnson during the 1968 Democratic Convention, was barred by the judge from testifying before the jury after Clark testified outside the presence of the jury. [1]:1[2] In early 1968, the Tet Offensive against American forces in Vietnam occurred,[3] as well as unprecedented protests on university campuses,[4] and MOBE opened a Chicago office directed by Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden, who were former leaders of Students for a Democratic Society. The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the defendants' convictions in 1972. The jury found Davis, Dellinger, Hayden, Hoffman, and Rubin guilty of traveling between states with the intent to incite a riot. [42], On February 14, the case went to the jury,[5] and the jury returned its verdict on February 18.[43]. "[33] When asked by the prosecution about whether it was "a fact that one of the reasons why you came to Chicago was simply to wreck American society," he replied: The trial lasted for months, with witnesses that included singers Phil Ochs, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, and Country Joe McDonald; comedian Dick Gregory; writers Norman Mailer and Allen Ginsberg; and activists Timothy Leary and Jesse Jackson. [27][22] Shortly before the trial began, Seale and other members of the Black Panther party were indicted in Connecticut on charges of conspiracy to murder a suspected police informant; because of this indictment, Seale was the only Chicago Eight defendant held in jail during the trial. [1]:13, The charges were the first prosecutions under the anti-riot provisions of Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 which made it a federal crime to cross state lines with the intent to incite a riot, or to conspire to do so. The defendants frequently insulted Judge Hoffman , who often cut off the defense lawyers and made derisive comments about … Here, meet the real people behind the movie's characters. 16 hours ago. [6] A week before the start of the convention, MOBE organizers sued in federal court to obtain permits to use the parks, but were denied on August 23. [1]:11–12 In his opening statement, when prosecutor Richard Schultz mentioned Abbie Hoffman, Abbie Hoffman stood up and blew the jury a kiss, and the judge said, "The jury is directed to disregard the kiss from Mr. "[1]:5[23], On November 5, 1969, after Judge Hoffman declared a mistrial in the prosecution of Bobby Seale,[27] Judge Hoffman convicted Seale on 16 charges of contempt,[23] and sentenced Seale to three months in prison on each count — a total of four years, which may have been the longest contempt sentence in U.S. history at the time. [4][6] According to Frank Kusch, police cleared the park and arrested eleven people for failing to disperse, while a crowd outside of the park suddenly ran toward the main street in Old Town yelling "Peace now! Lee Weiner. Anfangs herrschte eine karnevalartige Atmo… In Aaron Sorkin's "The Trial of the Chicago 7," Abbie Hoffman (Sacha … "[4][2] In March, representatives of various groups met in Lake Villa, Illinois, to discuss coordination of the demonstrations; Tom Hayden and Rennie Davis drafted a proposal stating "the campaign should not plan violence and disruption against the Democratic National Convention. (Lee Weiner and John Froines were acquitted.) [4] Television cameras recorded the police brutality while demonstrators chanted "The whole world is watching,"[11] and Humphrey won the presidential nomination that night. Attorneys Michael Kennedy, Dennis Roberts, Michael Tigar, and Gerald Lefcourt assisted the defense with pretrial motions. The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Fronies, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger. [6], The number of demonstrators in Chicago during the convention week was about 10,000, far less than predicted, and according to Bruce Ragsdale, "police were determined to present a show of force and to enforce the 11 p.m. curfew in the parks. We are making love in the parks…. He presided over the Chicago Seven trial. "[1]:1, MOBE applied for permits for their marches and rallies, and the Yippies applied for permits to sleep in the parks, but the Daley administration refused almost all requests. Seven police officers were charged with assaulting demonstrators and the eighth police officer was charged with perjury. We are there! [23][25], On the morning of October 29, after Seale called Judge Hoffman a "rotten racist pig, fascist liar," the judge responded: "Let the record show the tone of Mr. Seale’s voice was one of shrieking and pounding on the table and shouting,"[28] and Seale replied, "If a witness is on the stand and testifies against me and I stand up and speak out in behalf of my right to have my lawyer and to defend myself and you deny me that, I have a right to make those requests. [2], On Friday, August 23, the Yippies nominated their own candidate for president: a 145-pound pig they called Pigasus, who according to Frank Kusch, was "released to the public" at the Civic Center Plaza and promptly "arrested" by police as he was "interviewed" by journalists. Aaron Sorkin’s new film, The Trial of the Chicago 7, is based on this true story of a disparate group of antiwar protest organizers, including Abbie Hoffman, who … [1]:1[4] According to Bruce Ragsdale, the assassination of Robert Kennedy in June "further shocked the nation and complicated the race for the Democratic nomination," and "by August, many Americans believed the nation was in the midst of a profound political and cultural crisis. "[23] On November 5, the judge declared a mistrial for Seale,[27][23] and the Chicago Eight became the Chicago Seven, with Seale's case severed for a later trial that never occurred. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from POPSUGAR. "[33] When asked whether he entered into an agreement with Dellinger, Froines, Hayden, Rubin, Weiner or Davis, to come to Chicago for the purpose of encouraging and promoting violence during the Convention week, Abbie Hoffman replied, "We couldn't agree on lunch. "[1]:2[6] From inside the International Amphitheatre, CBS evening news anchor Walter Cronkite reported: 'The Democratic convention is about to begin in a police state. The defense attorneys were William Kunstler, Leonard Weinglass of the Center for Constitutional Rights, as well as Michael Kennedy, Michael Tigar, Charles Garry, Gerald Lefcourt, and Dennis Roberts. [6] David Dellinger told members of the media, "We’ll march with or without a permit," and that Grant Park was only a "staging area for the march. At the trial’s conclusion a jury of 10 whites and two African Americans acquitted all seven remaining defendants—the so-called “Chicago Seven”—of the conspiracy charges. (Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you haven't seen "The Trial of the Chicago 7.") "[1]:3 In October 1968, Abbie Hoffman was arrested for wearing an American flag shirt[15] while trying to attend a HUAC meeting[16] after being subpoenaed to appear. Judge Julius Hoffman was then randomly selected to preside over the trial. According to the McCarthy workers, all telephones on their floor had been disconnected a half hour before, and they had no way to call for help. Not much is known about Froines but he went onto teach at the University of California in Los Angeles. [2] After the rally at the Grant Park bandshell, several thousand protesters attempted to march to the International Amphitheatre,[4] but were stopped in front of the Conrad Hilton Hotel, where the presidential candidates and campaigns were headquartered, by what David Taylor and Sam Morris of The Guardian describe as "a phalanx of National Guard armed with M1 rifles, backed by machine guns and jeeps with cages on top and barbed wire frames in front. He was acquitted of both charges. [54] The contempt charges were retried before a different judge, who found Dellinger, Rubin, Hoffman, and Kunstler guilty of some of the charges, but did not sentence any of them to jail or fines. This Is a Robbery: Were the Stolen Paintings Ever Recovered? [1]:3, The grand jury was encouraged by Chief Judge Campbell to focus on possible grounds for charges in four areas:[20], Over the course of more than six months, the grand jury met 30 times and heard some 200 witnesses. [45] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed four of the contempt convictions, remanding the other 12 for retrial before another judge in the district court, and the government declined to prosecute the remaining contempt charges. Hoffman stood by his actions in court, which included shouting matches and excessive contempt sentences. SAG Awards Go to ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis Daniel Kaluuya and Yuh-Jung Youn took supporting actor honors. On February 18, 1970, the seven defendants were acquitted of conspiracy charges but fined $5,000 each. In the fall of 1967, the Democratic Party selected Chicago for its 1968 national convention, and the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE), chaired by David Dellinger, proposed anti-war demonstrations to protest the expected renomination of President Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 presidential election. There just doesn’t seem to be any other way to say it. [39][40], On February 6, Abbie Hoffman and Rubin wore judicial robes to court,[41] then threw them down and stepped on them. [31], Bruce Ragsdale writes that the defendants and their attorneys "sought to portray the proceedings as a political trial rather than a criminal prosecution" in their legal arguments, courtroom behavior, and numerous public appearances. The Chicago Eight thus became the Chicago Seven. This page was last edited on 4 April 2021, at 04:50. "[28] On November 15, the second day of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Abbie Hoffman brought a Viet Cong flag into the courtroom and then wrestled over it with deputy marshal Ronald Dobroski. 2067: 2½. Hoffman chooses Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) to be the one from the group to do so, believing him to be the most decent of the bunch (in part because he was the only one to stand for the judge when the others … An interstate conspiracy by protesters to cross state lines to promote riot and civil disorder in violation of federal law; Violations by police of the civil rights of demonstrators by use of excessive force; TV network violations of federal wiretap laws. [1]:3, Paul Cowan of The Village Voice reports that by Thursday, Tom Hayden was in disguise by Grant Park, Jerry Rubin was in jail, and Rennie Davis was recovering from a beating by the police. The Chicago 8 then became the Chicago 7. The Trial of the Chicago 7: Yes, Judge Hoffman Really Was That Awful October 23, 2020 by Stacey Nguyen Based on a true story, Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 … [18][19] Daniel Walker headed a team of over 200 members who interviewed more than 1,400 witnesses and studied FBI reports and film of the confrontations. [6][2], A variety of groups convened in Chicago to protest during the convention week, including the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE) and the Yippies. Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. Phil Ochs sang "I Ain’t Marchin’ Any More," and demonstrators chanted "join us" softly. For the 2020 film, see, Chicago Seven at a news conference, February 28, 1970, National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, House Committee on Un-American Activities, National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, "The Chicago Seven: 1960s Radicalism in the Federal Courts", "The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial: An Account", "The whole world watched: 50 years after the 1968 Chicago convention", "The whole world is watching: How the 1968 Chicago 'police riot' shocked America and divided the nation", "Brief History Of Chicago's 1968 Democratic Convention", "Moderates, Militants Walk a Bloody Route Together", "Wearing the American Flag on One's Sleeve", "Abbie Hoffman's Conviction For Defiling Flag Is Upset", "The Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial: Historical Documents: Walker Report summary", "Indictment in the Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial", "A Special Supplement: The Trial of Bobby Seale", "The Chicago Eight Trial: Excerpts from the Trial Transcript", "The Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial Biographies: Bobby Seale", "The Trial of the Chicago 7 Is a Riveting Movie. [7] Police hauled a young man down and arrested him, breaking his arm in the process. During the proceedings, all of the defendants and nearly all of their attorneys were cited for contempt of court by Judge Hoffman. The trial began on September 24, 1969. [4][2] When the park was officially closed at 11 p.m., Chicago police used tear gas and moved in with billy-clubs to forcibly remove them from the park. All of the defendants were charged with and acquitted of conspiracy; Hoffman, Rubin, Dellinger, Hayden, and Davis were charged with and convicted of crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot; Froines and Weiner were charged with teaching demonstrators how to construct incendiary devices and acquitted of those charges. during her testimony, before Judge Hoffman forbade it, and recited the lyrics instead. Lee Weiner faced the charges of conspiracy and making incendiary devices.

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