Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism

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Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism is a historical and legal study by Geoffrey R. Stone examining how the U.S. government has restricted civil liberties and free expression during major national security crises.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ history book ⓘ legal study ⓘ
aimsTo	evaluate historical patterns of repression and tolerance ⓘ inform contemporary debates on free speech and terrorism ⓘ
analyzes	tension between national security and individual rights ⓘ
author	Geoffrey R. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discusses	Espionage Act of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentagon Papers controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedition Act of 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ internment of Japanese Americans ⓘ
examines	First Amendment jurisprudence in times of crisis ⓘ government restrictions on civil liberties during wartime ⓘ political and public reactions to dissent during war ⓘ role of the Supreme Court in protecting free speech ⓘ suppression of dissent in the United States ⓘ
focusesOn	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedition Act of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ War on Terrorism NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	constitutional law ⓘ legal history ⓘ
hasAuthorAffiliation	University of Chicago (Geoffrey R. Stone) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation	constitutional law scholar ⓘ
hasPerspective	civil libertarian ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	civil liberties ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ national security and free speech ⓘ wartime civil liberties in the United States ⓘ
notableFor	comprehensive historical scope of U.S. wartime speech restrictions ⓘ
timeSpanCovered	1798–early 21st century ⓘ
usedAs	reference in constitutional law scholarship ⓘ teaching text in courses on civil liberties ⓘ

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