Ccntrol espionage in the usual sense ( spies and counterspies). to tighten a censorship on public opinion, particularily concerning the War Effort- one might note this extended to dialogue, say in War Films- nothing about a certain Field Grade officer who had known Bundist ties... Ever notice you never hear dialogue- like some Fonda- type screen admiral intoning * Roosevelt is a big F__, ) ever notice how politics never directly figures in Hollywood war films! the act was in action, indeed. Atempt to muzzle and control public opinion, useful in wartime, but, but butl. not good for civil liberties.
The Sedition Act was a part of the Espionage Act. The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921, however the Espionage Act remains intact today, albeit a more limited form.
The Espionage Act, USC 793 (rentention or disclosure of national defense information)
The Espionage Act, USC 793 (retention or disclosure of national defense information) and The Espionage act, USC 798 (disclosure of COMINT)
The Espionage Act, USC 793
The Court ruled that the Espionage Act was constitutional.
Espionage
The Espionage Act, USC 798 (disclosure of COMINT)
The Espionage act forced Eugene V. Debs to run his presidential campaign jail
The Court ruled that the Espionage Act was constitutional.
What was the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Yes it is. The level of espionage is perhaps even greater now than earlier, at least it has become more global.
Espionage Act