PSC 324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Compulsory Sterilization, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, National Firearms Act
12 Sep 2018
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A dark age for civil rights and liberties: free speech during wwi. Iii. does the bill of rights apply to the states? (the incorporation of the bill of rights) Iv. the right to bear arms: religious freedom. Vi. does the bill of rights apply to the federal government"s actions. Ix. disability rights/reproductive rights: free speech during wwi. Debs v. u. s. (1919) speech on not fighting in wwi, speech might incite people to break the law. Supreme court believes this to be enough to suppress debs. 1917 = draft law and espionage act - some provisions include conspiring to induce someone to not evade/sign up for draft. Charles scheck: a sociolist opposed to wwi. Court is not providing any protection to freedom of speech. Many were convicted by none were protected by government"s freedom of speech. Wants the right to congress to repeal a law. 1918 = amended the espionage age and made it stricter - the sedition.
