Espionage Act of 1917 (as codified)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Espionage_Act_of_1917_(as_codified)

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:military civilians government employees contractors
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Pub.L._65–24
gptkbp:codifiedIn	gptkb:18_U.S.C._§§_792–798
gptkbp:controversy	press freedom First Amendment issues whistleblower prosecutions
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criminalizes	obtaining information respecting national defense transmitting information to foreign governments unauthorized retention 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 (as codified)
gptkbp:language	English
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:Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:penalty	imprisonment fines death (in certain cases)
gptkbp:purpose	prohibit interference with military operations promote national defense prohibit support of U.S. enemies during wartime
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918 gptkb:Patriot_Act gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy	Section 2 Section 7 Section 3 Section 1(d)
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Section_793 gptkb:Section_798 Section 794
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:status	in force
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:18_U.S.C._§§_792–798
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6