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Monday Jul 14, 2008
The Sedition Act, 1798
The Sedition Act was enacted on this day, July 14, in 1798. Incredibly, the Act contained language which made it a crime to write or publish "scandalous and malicious writing or writings" against the government of the United States. Naturally, Thomas Jefferson made it clear that the Act was in violation of the Tenth and First Amendments.
Things to think about: The Sedition Act expired in 1801 without being renewed -- too quickly after its enactment to be realistically challenged in the Court system.
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Posted at 07:51AM Jul 14, 2008 by tgardner in onThisDay |
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