Espionage Act of 1917

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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§§_792–798
gptkbp:controversy freedom of speech
press freedom
First Amendment issues
gptkbp:criminalizes espionage
obstruction of military recruitment
unauthorized disclosure of national defense information
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 15, 1917
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Espionage Act of 1917
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:U.S._entry_into_World_War_I
concerns about German espionage
gptkbp:notableProsecutions gptkb:Daniel_Ellsberg
gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkb:Edward_Snowden
gptkb:Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg
gptkb:Reality_Winner
gptkb:Chelsea_Manning
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fines
gptkbp:purpose prevent support of U.S. enemies during wartime
prohibit interference with military operations
promote national defense
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
gptkb:Patriot_Act
gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_793
gptkb:Section_798
Section 794
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:United_States_v._Ellsberg
gptkb:United_States_v._Manning
gptkb:United_States_v._Rosenberg
gptkb:United_States_v._Snowden
gptkb:United_States_v._Winner
gptkb:Abrams_v._United_States
gptkb:Debs_v._United_States
gptkb:Schenck_v._United_States
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4