The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918)
- A
Granted broad new free speech protections against state and federal prosecution for wartime political dissent
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Restricted speech critical of the government, drafted, or the war effort; led to thousands of prosecutions
- C
Were never used in practice and were quietly allowed to lapse before any trials of socialists or labor leaders
- D
Were repealed in 1918 after the armistice and never enforced against dissenters, pacifists, or radical organizers
Explanation
Eugene Debs was sentenced to 10 years for an anti-war speech; Schenck v. United States upheld restrictions.