KnowraEspionage Act of 1917Linked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Espionage Act of 1917, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 1Related 14Woodrow WilsonRelated: Wilson’s government used it to prosecute antiwar dissent and suppress opposition to the draft.Industrial Workers of the WorldRelated: Federal prosecutions under the act targeted IWW opposition to the war and organizing.Edward SnowdenRelated: Federal charges against Snowden invoked this law, which offers no public-interest defense.Eugene V. DebsRelated: Debs was convicted under the act after criticizing the draft in a 1918 speech.American Civil Liberties UnionRelated: Prosecutions under the act helped prompt the ACLU's predecessor organization.Socialist Party of AmericaRelated: Prosecutions under wartime laws targeted SPA antiwar leaders and activists.Daniel EllsbergRelated: Prosecutors charged Ellsberg under this law for retaining and transmitting classified documents.Palmer RaidsRelated: Wartime prosecutions established a broader federal campaign against dissent before the raids.The BlastRelated: Its wartime restrictions heightened the risks faced by radical publishers during The Blast’s final year.Julian AssangeRelated: U.S. prosecutors used the law in charges arising from WikiLeaks’ classified-document publications.Aldrich AmesRelated: Ames pleaded guilty to espionage offenses under the federal law.Chelsea ManningRelated: Prosecutors used the act against Manning for several disclosures.Glenn GreenwaldRelated: Prosecutions under this law shaped the risks faced by sources behind surveillance reporting.Robert HanssenRelated: Hanssen pleaded guilty to espionage offenses under this law and received a life sentence.