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Silk Road— Case Archive

About This Archive

Coverage, sources, limitations, and how to cite the record.

What this is

The Silk Road Case Archive covers the 2015 federal trial of Ross William Ulbricht in the Southern District of New York. The trial record contains 12 court dates, from January 13 through February 4, 2015.

Primary source

The transcript text comes from court-reporter transcripts filed in United States v. Ross William Ulbricht, No. 1:14-cr-00068-KBF. The daily volumes contain the public trial proceedings, including opening statements, witness testimony, transcribed sidebars, closing arguments, jury instructions and the verdict.

Sealed passages remain unavailable. Separate jury-selection, pretrial and sentencing transcripts are not included. The case timeline also cites public records concerning the investigation and later legal proceedings.

The HTML transcript is an unofficial reference edition. Verify important passages against the cited reporter page and line and the official court record.

Supporting material

Summaries, profiles, timelines, and other guides are separate from the transcript. Some are produced with AI assistance and may contain errors or miss important context; use the transcript and cited records for important questions.

Accuracy and corrections

  • The HTML transcript and editorial guides may contain errors.
  • The available daily transcripts contain sealed omissions and do not cover every proceeding in the case.
  • Transcript summaries and other guides describe the record; they do not establish that testimony or allegations are true.

The full statement, including corrections, removal requests, and reuse, is on the Terms of Use page.

How to cite

Cite the underlying court record first, then include the archive URL as the retrieval location.

Select a line number to link to a passage; Shift-click another to select a range. Copy the address to share your selection. Hover over a line number for the original court reporter page and line references, where available.

United States v. Ross William Ulbricht, No. 1:14-cr-00068-KBF, trial transcript, February 4, 2015, p. 2336, lines 16–18. Silk Road Case Archive, verdict and jury poll.

Independence

This independent archive is not affiliated with a party, attorney, court, government agency, or news organization involved in the case. It is published by Court Daemon and built by Trice Digital.

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