Debs v. United States | |
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Argued January 27–28, 1919 Decided March 10, 1919 | |
Full case name | Debs v. United States |
Citations | 249 U.S. 211 (more) 39 S. Ct. 252; 63 L. Ed. 566 |
Holding | |
The Espionage Act of 1917 is constitutional, and Eugene V. Debs' conviction under this law is upheld. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Holmes, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sedition Act of 1918 |
Debs v. United States, 249 U.S. 211 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court decision, relevant for US labor law and constitutional law, that upheld the Espionage Act of 1917.