Espionage Act 1917

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Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Official_Secrets_Act
gptkb:Official_Secrets_Act_1923
gptkbp:allows disclosure of national defense information
interference with military operations
support of U. S. enemies
gptkbp:amended_by Espionage Act of 1950
gptkbp:consequences criminal prosecution
civil liberties debates
gptkbp:controversy overreach of government power
chilling effect on dissent
vague definitions of espionage
gptkbp:effective_date June 15, 1917
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:FBI
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:historical_context Red Scare
anti-German sentiment
U. S. involvement in World War I
gptkbp:historical_significance first major federal law regulating espionage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Espionage Act 1917
gptkbp:impact civil rights
freedom of speech
press freedom
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
gptkb:First_Amendment
Cold War tensions
Second Red Scare
gptkbp:is_aimed_at anti-war activists
socialists
labor leaders
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court rulings
lower court rulings
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
gptkb:Patriot_Act
prohibition of false statements
prohibition of aiding foreign governments
prohibition of espionage-related activities
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Schenck_v._United_States
gptkb:Gitlow_v._New_York
gptkb:Abrams_v._United_States
gptkbp:penalty_shootout fines
imprisonment
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:national_security
gptkb:market
whistleblower protections
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis impact on civil liberties
interpretation of free speech rights
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:status still in effect