By the time the espionage charge had been leveled by Chambers, the statute of limitations to charge Hiss with spying had run out. However, Hiss was eventually tried on perjury charges related to his testimony before Congress that he had never met Chambers before. His first trial in 1949 ended in a hung jury. Retried in 1950, he was convicted and served three years of a five-year sentence. He was disbarred in 1951.

Vindication Denied.

Over the years since, Hiss and his supporters have put forth compelling arguments that "evidence" was mishandled and possibly invented. He made several attempts to reopen his case after the Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1975, on the grounds that evidence which would have exonerated him was withheld from the courts. To date, his attempts have not met with success. He was readmitted to the Massachusetts bar on 5 August 1975. He has reconciled himself...