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The '''Sedition Act''' of 1918 was an amendment to the [[Espionage Act]] of 1917 passed at the urging of [[POTUS|President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]], who was concerned that any widespread dissent in time of war constituted a real threat to an [[American]] victory. This may have been due to "subversive activity" in Russia that resulted in the overthrow of the Russian Czar in 1917, and contributed to the [[Easter Rising]] in Ireland in 1916. "Subversive activity" in Great Britain was less successful.

The '''Sedition Act''' of 1918 was an amendment to the [[Espionage Act]] of 1917 passed at the urging of [[POTUS|President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]], who was concerned that any widespread dissent in time of war constituted a real threat to an [[American]] victory. This may have been due to "subversive activity" in Russia that resulted in the overthrow of the Russian Czar in 1917, and contributed to the [[Easter Rising]] in Ireland in 1916. "Subversive activity" in Great Britain was less successful.

The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921.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The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921.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]].

 

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