Aimed at socialists, pacifists and other anti-war activists, the Sedition Act passed by Congress on May 16, 1918, imposed harsh penalties on anyone found guilty of making false statements that ...
5/16/1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 is enacted. The Supreme Court upheld prosecutions brought under this law in Schenck, Debs, and Abrams. NEXT: Does Justice Sotomayor Really Want To Know What The ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in ...
5/16/1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 is enacted. The Supreme Court upheld prosecutions brought under this law in Schenck, Debs, and Abrams. NEXT: Louisiana SG Seeks Initial En Banc in 5th Circuit On ...