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.

The Espionage Act broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal, including attempts to acquire defense-related information with the intent to harm the United States, or acquire code and signal books, photographs, blueprints, and other such documents with the intention of passing them to America’s enemies.

L’ Espionage Act of 1917 est une loi fédérale des États-Unis adoptée le 15 juin 1917, peu après l'entrée des États-Unis dans la Première Guerre mondiale. Elle a été modifiée à maintes reprises au fil des ans.

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.

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.

2009年11月5日 · On June 15, 1917, some two months after America’s formal entrance into World War I against Germany, the United States Congress passes the Espionage Act.

2023年8月17日 · The Espionage Act of 1917 was an outgrowth of the federal government’s efforts during World War I to contain not only espionage but also public criticism of its war efforts. Amendments to it in May 1918, were known as the Sedition Act.

On June 15, 1917, just two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress adopted the Espionage Act. The act, which was meant to define the act of espionage during wartime, put new limits to Americans’ First Amendment rights.

L'Espionage Act de 1917 est une loi adoptée le 5 juin 1917, juste après l'entrée des États-Unis dans la Première Guerre mondiale. Elle est toujours en vigueur aujourd'hui, bien qu'elle ait été modifiée à de nombreuses reprises.