Frohwerk v. United States
1919 United States Supreme Court case
Frohwerk v. United States United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the conviction of a newspaperman for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 in connection with criticism of U.S. involvement in foreign wars.
In a unanimous decision written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes , the Court found that this criticism constituted the "willful obstruction" of America's recruitment efforts and was not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution .
As in Schenck v. United States [ 1]
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Text of Frohwerk v. United States , 249 U.S. 204 (1919) is available from: Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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