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Sedition Act of 1918
The sedition act disallows disloyalty to the U.S. or any abusive language to the U.S., the government, the flag, and/or the army to be made public or printed. If such statements are made public, it will be considered a threat and/or as a enemy of the U.S. This act can be seen as violating our right of freedom of speech because it doesn't allow us to share our opinions on our own government or military. -
Espionage Act of 1917
This act make sit illegal to refuse to serve in the U.S. military if you are drafted. This act takes away the right for people to be disloyal to the U.S. If you are a citizen and are protected by the government, you are required by right to serve your country. You are not allowed to publicly state that you will not serve or try to avoid serving. This can be seen as violating your right of freedom of speech because it restricts the people from being disloyal. -
"Clear and present danger" principle established
In the case Schenck v. U.S. it was decided when speech should be restricted. In that specific case Schenck was trying to urge people from entering the draft. The government decided that in cases like this, or shouting "Fire!" in a crowd theater opposes your right of freedom of speech. I believe this is fair because it protects the people by making situations more safe and eliminating false threats. -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Women fought for along time for the right to vote. In this fight they used the first amendment to excess their rights of freedom of assemble and petition. They petitioned that the U.S. was being unfair and should give the equality to vote for all genders. They also assembled with women all over the countries to show their mass of numbers, and how many women want to vote. -
Sedition Act of 1918 repealed
As i talked about in a previous event, the Sedition Act of 1918 disallowed any threats or bad opinions to be publicly said or published. This took away people's right of freedom of speech in the first amendment. In 1920 it was repealed. I believe this was the rightly done because the bill of rights are the rights of the people that the government needs to protect. -
First Amendment applies to states under due process
In Gitlow v New York the Supreme Court that first amendment rights not only applied to federal laws, but also state laws. This case is key because it marks the beginning of the Supreme Court applying the First Amendment to state laws via the due process clause in the 14th Amendment. -
Scopes Trial on evolution in public schools
In this case, a teacher was teaching the theory of evolution. Back then Christianity was mainly taught as the reason for our existence. After this case however, people argued that we have the freedom of religion, and no one religion should be taught in schools. Either all or none, in a non bias way. The teacher was found guilty which violated his first amendment right. -
Greensboro Sit-In
A segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina was denying service to African Americans. A young group of African Americans decided to sit in when denied service. A sit in was a non-violent way to protest which basically involved refusing to leave a certain area. This event violated the African Americans freedom of assembly when they were forced to leave. These sit ins later lead to equality for all races, and applied the 1st amendment to everyone. -
Oscar Grant's Death Protest
The following of Grant's death by the police, 500 people gathered around the police station the next day to protest his death. The protest soon became violent as the police started to throw teargas into the crowd. 120 people were captured and 2 were charged. In the 1st amendment, the people have the right for assembly, however if it gets violent, that right is taken away. That is the reason, those 2 people were charged. Freedom of assembly is a controversial topic because it needs to be safe. -
Recording in Police Stations
On August 13th, 2018, a man walked into a police station and started recording a police officer. The police officer asked the man to stop recording, as the police department stated, later in an article, that it is prohibited. The man didn't stop recording, and eventually was kicked off the property. The man argued that his freedom of press was violated, part of the 1st amendment. I believe that the growth of phones are going to lead in law changes concerning recording in public and buildings.
