[inquest]

Actually those acts were never declared unconstitutional by any federal court. They simply had a sunset provision and were allowed to expire.

To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure that the notion of "seditious libel" is in conflict with the first amendment, since there's no indication that it was intended to protect libel of any kind. I realize that these acts went further than that in ways that would have conflicted with the 1st (such as by saying that truth isn't a defense), but I think the response to it has led to more confusion about what the 1st amendment does and does not say, and why.

[NormsRevenge]

The Sedition Act is a "sunshine" statute and expires after cessation of hostilities or after a brief period of time, usually a few years. Woodrow Wilson invoked it in 1917.

[Servant of the Nine]

I stand Corrected. Just put it down to Senile Dementia.

So9