How far has the freedom of speech in America progressed in 100 years? In 1919, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the landmark case Schenck vs. United States, in which certain expressions in opposition to the U.S. government’s recruiting soldiers to fight in World War I were found to be in violation of the Espionage Act. The decision created the famous “clear and present danger” test to determine if a form of speech is criminal. Here is a summary of the issues and decision in that case.

Join Rodney Smolla, dean and professor of law at the Widener University Delaware Law School, as he talks about the current state of free speech in a discussion moderated by ASU journalism professor and media law authority Joseph Russomanno.

This free event is 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in the second-floor First Amendment Forum at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 555 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. The event is part of the Cronkite School’s weekly “Must See Monday” speaker series. Click here for more details.