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The Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.
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This Act of Congress was amended by the Sedition Act of 1918, which expanded the scope of the Espionage Act to any statement criticizing the Government of the United States. These laws were upheld by the Supreme Court in the 1919 decisions Schenck v. United States (concerning distribution of flyers urging men to resist the draft) and Abrams v.
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. [a] The Naturalization Act of 1798 increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act of 1798 allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president additional powers to detain non ...
Sedition Act may refer to: Alien and Sedition Acts, including the Sedition Act of 1798, laws passed by the United States Congress; Sedition Act 1661, an English statute that largely relates to treason; Sedition Act of 1918, also passed by the United States Congress; Sedition Act 1948, a law in Malaysia; Sedition Act (Singapore), a law in Singapore
Brown was sentenced to 18 months in prison, a $400 fine, and $80 in court costs, the harshest sentence ever imposed under the Sedition Act. [3] [21] [4] [22] [12] Brown had requested that there be no fine as he had no way to pay it. [19]
There, Brown led a group including Benjamin Fairbanks in setting up a liberty pole with the words, "No Stamp Act, No Sedition Act, No Alien Bills, No Land Tax, downfall to the Tyrants of America; peace and retirement to the President; Long Live the Vice President," [6] [8] [9] [1] referring to then-President John Adams and Vice President Thomas ...
His tenure in Congress was tumultuous. He brawled with one Congressman, and was jailed on charges of violating the Sedition Act, winning re-election to Congress from inside his jail cell. Lyon's trial, conviction, and incarceration boosted his status among the fledgling Democratic-Republican Party as a free-speech martyr. [1]