LAD 30 Schenk V. United States

Schenck V. United states was a U.S. supreme court case, that involved the Espionage Act of 1917. The court was supposed to decide weather or not the defendant had the First Amendment (freedom of speech) against the draft for the Great War. The Supreme court decided that his conviction was constitutional, because of the "clear and present danger". The first amendment did grant freedom of speech but did not protect encouraging insubordination, especially during times of war.