Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
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The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | restrictions on speech during wartime ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| chronology | followed the end of World War I armistice ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEnactment | 1920-12-13 ⓘ |
| effect |
formally ended wartime sedition provisions in U.S. federal law
ⓘ
removed criminal penalties for many forms of antiwar speech enacted during World War I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInLegalSystem | United States legal system ⓘ |
| purpose | to repeal wartime restrictions on speech enacted during World War I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Espionage Act of 1917
ⓘ
Sedition Act of 1918 ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| repeals |
Sedition Act of 1918
ⓘ
Sedition Act of 1918 ⓘ
surface form:
Sedition Act provisions of the Espionage Act of 1917
|
| subjectMatter |
civil liberties
ⓘ
national security legislation ⓘ |
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