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The Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of ...
Died in Mount Upton, New York, 9 Feb 1918". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 14 February 1918. p. 7 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.</ref> February 15 – Vernon Castle, ballroom dancer (born 1887) March 10 – Jim McCormick, baseball pitcher (born 1856 in Scotland)
The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918, which amended it, imposed restrictions on the press during wartime. The acts imposed a fine of $10,000 and up to 20 years' imprisonment for those publishing "... disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the ...
In 2020 and 2023, the United States Government tried to ban social media app TikTok. The DATA Act would have banned the selling of non-public personal data to third party buyers. [75] The RESTRICT Act would allow the United States Secretary of State to review any attempt of a tech company to "sabotage" the United States.
California Criminal Syndicalism Act; Censorship of educational research databases; Censorship of school curricula in the United States; Censorship of student media in the United States; Childe Byron; Civil War newspaper suppression in Oregon; Clear and present danger; Comics Code Authority; Comstock Act of 1873; The Cradle Will Rock
According to the American Library Association, the number of titles targeted for censorship across school and libraries surged 65 percent in 2023. Booker's Fight Book Bans Act aims to fend off ...
The Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.
Under the Public Records Act, information relating to the sovereign, their heir, and the second in line to the throne is covered by an absolute exemption against release under freedom of ...