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The Espionage Act made it a crime to help wartime enemies of the United States, but the Sedition Act made it a crime to utter, print, write or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the United States' form of government.
The Espionage Act made it a crime to help wartime enemies of the United States, but the Sedition Act made it a crime to utter, print, write or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the United States' form of government.
Socialist [[Eugene V. Debs]] was sentenced to 10 years in prison under this law. U.S. citizens including members of the Industrial Workers of the World union were also imprisoned during World War I for their anti-war dissent under the provisions of the Sedition Act. Anti-war protestors were arrested by the hundreds as speaking out against the draft and the war was illegal under this law.
Socialist [[Eugene V. Debs]] was sentenced to 10 years in prison under this law. U.S. citizens including members of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] union were also imprisoned during World War I for their anti-war dissent under the provisions of the Sedition Act. Anti-war protestors were arrested by the hundreds as speaking out against the draft and the war was illegal under this law.
The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921. Although the Sedition Act was upheld by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in ''[[Schenck v. United States]]'', most legal experts view the Sedition Act as being antithetical to the letter and spirit of the United States Constitution, specifically the [[First Amendment]] of the [[Bill of Rights]].
The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921. Although the Sedition Act was upheld by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in ''[[Schenck v. United States]]'', most legal experts view the Sedition Act as being antithetical to the letter and spirit of the United States Constitution, specifically the [[First Amendment]] of the [[Bill of Rights]].
[[Category:United States Law]]
[[Category:United States Law]]