Debs v. United States

Debs v. United States
Debs v. United States
	Supreme Court of the United States
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
	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
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.

Debs v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
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
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
Majority	Holmes, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Sedition Act of 1918