LAD # 26 Schenck v. United States

There was evidence found that connected a certain Socialist group to distributing articles that told people to defy the draft. This goes against the Espionage Act of 1917. The things in these articles would normally be classified as freedom of speech but during times of national crisis our rights as citizens are limited. This offense is punishable by law under the Espionage Act of 1917. There were three counts against them. One was violating the Espionage Act by telling men to defy the draft. The second was a conspiracy against the United States. The third was the unlawful use of the mail to send these articles.