Whether a political candidate’s speech that was considered to obstruct the United States’ war effort in violation of the Espionage Act deserved First Amendment protection.
Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment.
The Constitution of the United States is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government and is the supreme law of the land. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789.
