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Bookmark or Share- Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 (1917-1918)Congress passed the Espionage Act shortly after the U.S. entered the war. The Act made it a crime to convey information intended to interfere with the war effort. Later, the Sedition Act imposed harsh penalties for a wide range of dissenting speech, including speech abusing the U.S. government, the flag, the Constitution, and the military.
- INTEL - The Espionage Act of 1917 - intelligence.govThe Espionage Act broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal, including attempts to acquire defense-related information with the intent to harm the United States, or acquire code and signal books, photographs, blueprints, and other such documents with the intention of passing them to America’s enemies.
- Espionage Act of 1917 - WikipediaEspionage Act of 1917. Long title. An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, and the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish espionage, and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Enacted by. the 65th United States Congress.
- U.S. Congress passes Espionage Act | June 15, 1917 | HISTORYOn June 15, 1917, some two months after America’s formal entrance into World War I against Germany, the United States Congress passes the Espionage Act. Enforced largely by A. Mitchell Palmer...
- The Espionage Act’s constitutional legacy | Constitution CenterAugust 17, 2023 | by Scott Bomboy. More in Constitution Daily Blog. One of the federal government’s most powerful laws is also known as one of its most controversial statutes: the Espionage Act.
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