Clear and present danger
Subtitle: Schenck v. United States
By: Susan Dudley Gold
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608709090; 9781608709168
Subjects: Freedom of speech; Trials, litigation; Juvenile literature
Description: "Provides comprehensive information about the Schenck v. United States First amendment case, and explains why and how the verdict upheld U.S. citizens' first amendment rights"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "A clear and present danger"; title: "Wake up, America!"; title: Espionage act of 1917; title: Debs and the Espionage act cases; title: Before the Supreme Court; title: The decision and its aftermath; title: Safety versus freedom; title: The First Amendment : guardian of Americans' rights.