feb 5, 1919 - Schenck v. U. S.
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Unanimously upheld the Espionage Act of 1917 which declared that peoplewho interfered with the war effort were subject to imprisonment; declared that the 1st
Amendment right to freedom of speech was not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a “clear and present danger.”
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feb 5, 1919
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~ 107 years ago