The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years.

The Act made it a crime to convey information intended to interfere with the war effort. Later, the Sedition Act imposed harsh penalties for a wide range of dissenting speech, including speech abusing the U.S. government, the flag, the Constitution, and the military.

2016年12月8日 · The Espionage Act of 1917 is one of the most controversial laws that the United States ever passed. It was initially created to prohibit United States citizens from supporting enemies of their country while the U.S. was at war.

2023年8月8日 · The Espionage Act of 1917, passed two months after the U.S. entered World War I, criminalized the release of information that could hurt national security and causing insubordination or disloyalty in the military.

2021年8月31日 · The Espionage Act of 1917 was passed by Congress on June 15, 1917, two months after the United States entered World War I. While The Espionage Act of 1917 limited Americans’ First Amendment Rights, it was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court in the 1919 case of Schenck v. United States.

2025年2月15日 · Congress debated the terms of the Espionage Act for nine weeks, and ultimately rejected a Wilson-supported proposal for official press censorship. The final law contained provisions to punish spies and saboteurs, but the passages excerpted below anticipated a new problem—resistance to military recruitment.

2025年1月22日 · The Espionage Act, enacted in 1917, is a pivotal piece of U.S. legislation with significant legal implications for national security and information dissemination. Its purpose is to protect sensitive government information from unauthorized access or disclosure.

6 天之前 · The Espionage Act specifies that violators could face a fine of up to $10,000 or up to 10 years in prison, or both. Did the Signal chat violate the Espionage Act? Trump administration officials' decision to communicate military plans via a messaging app — let alone one that included a journalist — has sparked concerns from national security ...

The Espionage Act, enacted in 1917, was a significant piece of legislation passed shortly after the U.S. entered World War I, aimed at prohibiting various acts that could harm national defense, such as espionage and the dissemination of false information. It was broadened in 1918 by the Sedition Act, which sought to suppress any criticism of the war effort, leading to widespread …

The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United …