Debs v. United States

Debs v. United States
Argued January 27–28, 1919
Decided March 10, 1919
Full case nameDebs v. United States
Citations249 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
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
MajorityHolmes, 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.