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The Alien & Sedition Acts administered criminal penalities against anyone who spoke out against the government
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Supreme Court decided that a defendant did not have the right to freedom of speech against the draft during World War I.
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Set criminal penalties for advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.
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Fourteen officials of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) had been charged with violating the Smith Act. The Supreme Court overturned these convictions.
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