The Sedition Act extended the Espionage Act of 1917 and was enacted on May 16, 1918 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or ...

The Sedition Act became law on July 14, 1798, but it expired on March 3, 1801 under the Jefferson Administration. The Sedition Act of 1918.

The Sedition Act of 1798 famously expired on March 3, 1801, and purported to punish false and malicious statements about the Federalist President John Adams and the majority-Federalist Congress ...

The most famous and controversial one was the Sedition Act. It made it illegal to, quote, "print, utter or publish any false, scandalous and malicious writings" about the U.S. government.