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Sedition Act of 1818
Congress passes Sedition Act, which prohibits "Uttering, printing, writing, or publishing any disloyal, profane, or abusive language intended to cause contempt, scorn … as regards the form of government of the United States or Constitution -
"Clear and present danger" principle established
Schenck v. U.S., establishing "clear and present danger" rule for deciding when speech may be restricted. This Could be restricted if your to falsely call out a fire in a crowded movie theater -
More espionage violations upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the convictions of five individuals charged with violating the Espionage Act in Abrams v. United States. The individuals had circulated pamphlets critical of the U.S. government -
Nineteenth Amendment
The original U.S. Constitution makes no mention of voting equality. In 1878, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton introduced an amendment that would allow women to vote. Giving women a voice. -
Sedition Act of 1818 repealed
The Sedition Act was no longer in place by congress -
California repeals Red Flag Law
California repeals its Red Flag Law, ruled unconstitutional which means the police can no longer take guns away from people -
Roosevelt pardons Espinonage and Sedition convicts
President Roosevelt pardons all those convicted under the Espionage and Sedition acts. Because they were no longer laws that affected the constitutions meaning they were wrongfully accused -
First Amendment Applies in all States
In Cantwell v. Connecticut, the U.S. Supreme Court holds for the first time that the due-process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the free-exercise clause of the First Amendment applicable to states. -
Civil Rights Act
President Johnson completed John F. Kennedy’s proposal for civil rights legislation by signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
September 11th Attacks
In response to 9/11, President George W. Bush signed into law the USA Patriot Act (acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism), which provided the U.S. government the power to detain foreign suspects without charge, monitor telephone communications, email and internet use by terror suspects, and to prosecute without time restrictions. -
Video games are protected by the First Amendment
In Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that video games are a form of speech protected by the First Amendment. The Court holds California’s law restricting the sale or rental of violent video games to minors is unconstitutional. -
Colin Kaepernick Kneels during National Anthem
Colin Kaepernick expressed his right in a controversial way during the preseason by protesting the unfair treatment of people of color by taking a knee during our anthem which sparked a response from President Donald Trump which so happens to also be protects through the first amendment.
