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 nameDebs v. United States
Citations249 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
MajorityHolmes, 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.

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