Schenck Vs Abrams

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The cases of Schenck v. United States and Abrams v. United States are two Supreme Court cases that contributed to shaping the First Amendment’s protection of free speech during times of war. Both cases challenged the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 were created during World War I to prevent people from criticism and interference of the government or war efforts. Both acts restricted free speech. In the Schenck v. United States case, Charles Schenck, an official of the U.S. Socialist Party, was presented to the Supreme Court and they convicted him of sedition and sentenced to prison for distributing leaflets that contained war efforts and slavery. The Supreme Court’s
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