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United States federal statute
The Alien Registration Act, popularly known as the Smith Act, 76th United States Congress, 3rd session, ch. 439, 54 Stat. 670, 18 U.S.C. § 2385 is a United
Smith_Act
Law regulating State Department broadcasting
S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402), popularly called the Smith–Mundt Act, was first introduced by Congressman Karl
Smith–Mundt_Act
Topics referred to by the same term
Smith Act trial may refer to: Smith Act legal proceedings Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders Irrigation District Act of 1916 (Smith Act) Debbie
Smith_Act_trial
United States federal criminal legislation
The Debbie Smith Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. § 13701) provides United States federal government grants to eligible states and units of local government to
Debbie_Smith_Act
2011 U.S. law reforming the patent process
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama
Leahy–Smith America Invents Act
Leahy–Smith_America_Invents_Act
2007 murder of American woman
2015. Kelsey Smith Act: H.R.4889 - Kelsey Smith Act Kelsey's Army America's Most Wanted Profile of Kelsey Smith Findagrave Memorial Page Johnson County
Murder_of_Kelsey_Smith
U.S. federal prosecutions, 1949–1958
The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders were a series of trials held from 1949 to 1958 in which leaders of the Communist Party of the United States
Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders
Smith_Act_trials_of_Communist_Party_leaders
U.S. act promoting vocational education
The Smith–Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational education in "agriculture
Smith–Hughes_Act
Royal Navy officer and politician (1764–1840)
Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith (21 June 1764 – 26 May 1840) was a British naval officer and politician. Serving in the American War of Independence
Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)
Sidney_Smith_(Royal_Navy_officer)
British actress (1934–2024)
University Dramatic Society, Smith began her career as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. She continued to act in productions at the Oxford
Maggie_Smith
The Irrigation District Act of 1916 ('Irrigation Smith Act) authorized the federal government to serve as the guarantor of debt obligations entered into
Irrigation District Act of 1916 (Smith Act)
Irrigation_District_Act_of_1916_(Smith_Act)
Phenomenon of US political rhetoric after WWII
model of their unemployed councils. The Alien Registration Act or Smith Act of 1940 made the act of "knowingly or willfully advocate, abet, advise or teach
McCarthyism
United States law establishing agricultural extension services at land-grant universities
The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 is a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to land-grant universities
Smith–Lever_Act_of_1914
American communist activist (1910–2000)
nation's smaller, regional steel manufacturers. Hall was indicted under the Smith Act during the Second Red Scare and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. After
Gus_Hall
American law
The Smith–Connally Act or War Labor Disputes Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1501 et seq.) was an American law passed on June 25, 1943, over President Franklin D.
Smith–Connally_Act
Topics referred to by the same term
company Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. Smith Act, a United States federal statute Smith Tower, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Smiths (disambiguation)
Smith
American labor activist & journalist (1903–1969)
Workers of America. He was tried and convicted in 1954 for violating the Smith Act, but his conviction was later overturned. Nat Ganley was born Nathan Kaplan
Nat_Ganley
United States federal law
Violated the Espionage Act?". Commentary Magazine. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2011. Smith, Michael (2000). The
Espionage_Act_of_1917
American political official and newspaperman
editor. A member of the Communist Party USA, he was convicted under the Smith Act in 1949. Winter was born Philip Carl Weisberg on September 25, 1906, in
Carl_Winter_(activist)
1954 U.S. law criminalizing membership in communist organizations and supporting them
Mitchell v. Donovan Communist registration acts Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders Espionage Act of 1917 Anti-communism Haag, Ernest van den. "Controlling
Communist_Control_Act_of_1954
American Marxist theoretician and editor
grateful to him". After the first arrests of Communist leaders under the Smith Act, Gannett and Pettis Perry were placed in charge of policy decisions for
Betty_Gannett
American political activist and organizer (1908–2001)
Detroit c. 1945. During the Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders, Carl Winter was imprisoned. She worked with the Smith Act Families Committee, whch
Helen_Winter
Any of several events in which widespread fear of communism or leftism develops
Europe, the U.S. Congress legislated the Alien Registration Act (also known as the Smith Act, 18 USC § 2385) making it a crime to "knowingly or willfully
Red_Scare
American political consultant
the Christian Mobilizers. He was the principal defendant in the federal Smith Act sedition trial of 1944. McWilliams was born in 1904 to a poor pioneer
Joe_McWilliams
1957 United States Supreme Court case
(CPUSA) were charged with violating the Smith Act by being members of the CPUSA in California. The Smith Act made it unlawful to advocate or organize
Yates_v._United_States
American actor and rapper (born 1968)
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries
Will_Smith
American politician (1883–1976)
coalition. Smith offered an amendment to insert "sex" after the word "religion" as a protected class of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The
Howard_W._Smith
American labor leader and feminist (1890–1964)
leaders of the Communist Party were arrested and accused of violating the Smith Act by advocating the overthrow of the US government by force and violence
Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn
American lawyer (born 1969)
John Luman Smith (born June 5, 1969) is an American attorney who has served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney,
Jack_Smith_(lawyer)
Australian Capital Territory politician
Gallagher was found ineligible to have been elected. Before his election, Smith was the ACT director of the Professionals Australia union. He was sworn in to
David Smith (Australian Capital Territory politician)
David_Smith_(Australian_Capital_Territory_politician)
American trade unionist and Communist Party leader
Party did not believe the accusation. Weinstock was indicted under the Smith Act on June 20, 1950, along with twenty other leaders in the Party. Following
Louis_Weinstock
Russian-American activist (1901–1995)
charged with forming a conspiracy to overthrow the government under the Smith Act of 1940 and spent a year in jail. The Immigration and Naturalization Service
Rose_Chernin
to the late 1950s when the Smith Act trials of communist party leaders occurred. The Alien Registration Act or Smith Act of 1940 made it a criminal offense
Censorship in the United States
Censorship_in_the_United_States
American lawyer
best remembered as a defendant and lead defense attorney in the 1941 Smith Act prosecution of the leadership of the Socialist Workers Party. For opposing
Albert_Goldman_(politician)
2007 Canadian TV series or program
victim Debbie Smith, which led to the passage of the Debbie Smith Act. in 2004. On March 3, 1989, a man wearing a ski mask entered Debbie Smith's home in Williamsburg
A_Life_Interrupted
American Trotskyist and union organizer
SWP leaders and charged under the Smith Act. In December 1941, Coover was found guilty of violating the Smith Act and was sentenced to sixteen months
Oscar_Coover
American trade unionist (1902–1976)
the United States in 1955 for Poland, avoiding a second trial under the Smith Act on these charges. He returned to the United States and while eating in
Irving_Potash
1951 United States Supreme Court case
violation of several points of the Smith Act. The party members who had been petitioning for socialist reforms claimed that the act violated their First Amendment
Dennis_v._United_States
United States Act of Congress
were indirect tie-ins with the Alien Registration Act of 1940, also known as the Smith Act. The Smith Act, enacted June 29, 1940, set criminal penalties
Nationality_Act_of_1940
American politician (1903–1964)
was among a number of communist leaders prosecuted for violating the Smith Act. He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. The son of a
Benjamin_J._Davis_Jr.
Communist Party in the late 1940s. He was later prosecuted under the Smith Act. Charney was born in Yekaterinoslav (then a part of the Yekaterinoslav
George_Blake_Charney
Amendment to the 1917 Espionage Act allowing the U.S. Gov. to suppress wartime dissent
Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917
Sedition_Act_of_1918
American Marxist theoretician, editor, and activist
campaign for the 18 SWP leaders imprisoned in World War II under the Smith Act. Novack remained a member of the SWP until his death, although he withdrew
George_Novack
British rock band
Yard Act are an English post-punk band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, formed in 2019. The band consists of James Smith (vocals, lyrics), Ryan Needham (bass)
Yard_Act
United States military spending bill
act was added to the 2013 NDAA bill as section of 1078 to amend certain passages of Smith–Mundt Act of 1948 and Foreign Relations Authorization Act of
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2013
American politician (born 1953)
Investment and Jobs Act. As of 2008, Smith resides in Herndon, Virginia, and rented an apartment in Hamilton, New Jersey. In April 2026, Smith presided over
Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)
Chris_Smith_(New_Jersey_politician)
American politician (1905–1961)
v. United States and rendered the broad conspiracy provisions of the Smith Act unenforceable.[citation needed] Eugene Dennis was imprisoned in the years
Eugene_Dennis
1951 United States Supreme Court case
of the Communist Party who were charged with conspiring to violate the Smith Act. The case regards the Eighth Amendment issue of excessive bail. The District
Stack_v._Boyle
Incitement of rebellion
censorship of sensitive material. In 1940, the Alien Registration Act, or "Smith Act", was passed, which made it a federal crime to advocate or to teach
Sedition
1956 United States Supreme Court case
mistried. The Congressional act’s real name was the Alien Registration Act of 1940, but was referred to as the Smith Act because the anti-sedition section
Pennsylvania_v._Nelson
American Marxist labor organizer
DeBoer was prosecuted together with many other SWP leaders under the Smith Act for opposing the US involvement in World War II. He found guilty and sentenced
Harry_DeBoer
New Zealand politician
Damien Francis Smith is a former New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand from 2020 until 2023. Smith was born in Northern
Damien_Smith_(politician)
2019 United States Supreme Court case
can act as a "person" to challenge a patent through an administrative (non-judicial) patent review within the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The
Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service
Return_Mail_Inc._v._United_States_Postal_Service
eliminating biannual clock changes. In April 2026, Premier Danielle Smith acted to permanently adopt Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) year-round, characterizing
Daylight saving time in Canada
Daylight_saving_time_in_Canada
Law allowing the creation of colleges in the US
"The Homestead act, Pacific Railroad Act and Morrill Act." Northern Kentucky Law Review 39 (2012): 699–729. online Cross, Coy F. Justin Smith Morrill, Father
Morrill_Land-Grant_Acts
American army serviceman and undercover Communist agent
this hearing was the Smith Act of 1940, written so federal authorities could deport Bridges in a future attempt (the Smith Act allowed deportation of
Lawrence_Milner
American labor union activist (1910–2006)
disorderly conduct. She was indicted under the Smith Act and Walter-McCarran Act. She was acquitted of Smith Act charges. Melvin and Gerson's papers were donated
Sophie_Melvin_Gerson
Croatian-born American labor activist (1903–1993)
was convicted and imprisoned under the Pennsylvania Sedition Act and the federal Smith Act. He is perhaps best remembered as the defendant in Pennsylvania
Steve_Nelson_(activist)
American politician
McCarthy era, Lightfoot was arrested based on the Smith Act of 1940 and put on trial. While previous Smith Act indictments had been of individuals accused directly
Claude_Lightfoot
1940 United States law
by the McCormack Act of 1938 and the Hatch Act of 1939 while consecutively substantiated with the Smith Act of 1940. The Voorhis Act of 1940 was authored
Anti-Propaganda Act of 1940 (US)
Anti-Propaganda_Act_of_1940_(US)
American union organizer (1889–1970)
general strike, his conviction and imprisonment under the anti-communist Smith Act, and his membership in the Socialist Workers Party and opposition to Stalinism
Vincent_R._Dunne
1950 US anti-communist subversion statute
solely based on membership under the Smith Act due to the expressed and alleged intent of the organization. The Act also contained an emergency detention
McCarran Internal Security Act
McCarran_Internal_Security_Act
Topics referred to by the same term
Salem Smith, American poet and playwright The Debbie Smith Act, a U.S. federal law Debbie Smith, member of Ohio band Chi-Pig Deborah L. Wince-Smith, president
Debbie_Smith
American Soviet spy
that of Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers (1949–1950), and that of the Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders (1949–1958). Judith Coplon was born
Judith_Coplon
1950 proposed US Red Scare legislation
U.S. Congress passed the Smith Act. In 1948, the House proposed the Mundt–Nixon Bill, or "Subversive Activities Control Act [of] 1948", as H.R. (House
Mundt–Ferguson Communist Registration Bill
Mundt–Ferguson_Communist_Registration_Bill
American track and field athlete (born 1944)
Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer
Tommie_Smith
United States law
The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law that prohibits civil service employees in the
Hatch_Act
American singer and songwriter (born 1946)
the early 1970s painting, writing, and performing. In 1971, Smith performed in the one-act play Cowboy Mouth, which she co-wrote with Sam Shepard. She
Patti_Smith
English comedian, screenwriter, novelist, actor and producer (born 1971)
5)[citation needed]. Smith also wrote on the BAFTA-winning BBC political comedy The Thick of It. He was the only writer on the programme who acted in it – as MP
Will_Smith_(comedian)
American musician (1969–2003)
Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known as Elliott Smith, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Raised primarily in Texas
Elliott_Smith
Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint
Joseph_Smith
American voice actor (born 1975)
Michigan, and raised in Tustin, California. He is of Scotch-Irish descent. Smith acted in productions while at non-profit organization MYART in middle school
Roger_Craig_Smith
American lawyer (1916–2002)
Communist Party member (and Party lawyer) who was convicted in 1952 under the Smith Act, served 28 of 36 months, then immediately faced disbarment, against which
Maurice_Braverman
Topics referred to by the same term
New York Communist city councilman, imprisoned for violations of the Smith Act Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the
Benjamin_Davis_Jr.
American drummer (born 1961)
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who is the drummer of the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith has played with
Chad_Smith
1961 United States Supreme Court case
Court that upheld the conviction of Junius Scales for violating of the Smith Act on the basis on his membership in the Communist Party of the United States
Scales_v._United_States
2003 American comic book
The comic was written by Jim Krueger and pencilled by Matt Smith (Act I) and Jason Baroody (Act II). The title was launched during a new superhero comics
The_Clock_Maker
American biblical scholar (1887–1981)
unnecessary and 'un-American'" and called for retractions of the Smith Act and McCarran Act. In 1962, a testimonial dinner was held in New York in her honor
Louise_Pettibone_Smith
American labor leader (1920–2002)
United States of America notable for his arrest and conviction under the Smith Act in the 1950s. He was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1954 after going
Junius_Scales
of Hugh Smith of Weald Hall, Essex; on his marriage, he took by a private act of Parliament the additional surname of Smith. Stanley's Name Act 1747 (21
James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange
James_Smith-Stanley,_Lord_Strange
American communist (1913–1992)
colorful contemporary turn of phrase from Time magazine) indicted under the Smith Act for being "dedicated to the Marxist–Leninist principles of the overthrow
John_Gates
1952 United States Supreme Court case
court. The five attorneys who volunteered to defend the communists in the Smith Act trial of 1949 were familiar with leftist causes and personally supported
Sacher_v._United_States
Scottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790)
Adam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy
Adam_Smith
American TV journalist (born 1963)
Security Act). Smith directed and produced the award-winning documentary film Poisoning Paradise about the toxic agricultural environment of Kauai. Smith met
Keely_Shaye_Smith
Australian rugby union club, based in Manly, New South Wales
Smith – Act Brumbies Tyrone Smith – ACT Brumbies Michael Hooper – NSW Waratahs Wycliff Palu – NSW Waratahs Chris Siale – Queensland Reds Andrew Smith
Manly_RUFC
American judge (1888–1990)
New York. Medina is perhaps most well-remembered for presiding over the Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in 1949. Medina was born in Brooklyn
Harold_Medina
Premier of Alberta since 2022
election. Smith's policies have primarily focused on extending Albertan provincial autonomy. In 2022, her government passed the Alberta Sovereignty Act, which
Danielle_Smith
American nonprofit organization
Smith Act in May 2019, RAINN gathered 32,000 signatures from online petitions in hopes to push Senate Bill 820 toward House passage. The Debbie Smith
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Rape,_Abuse_&_Incest_National_Network
American musician (born 2000)
Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as Willow, is an American musician and actress. After early beginnings as a child
Willow_Smith
Local government entity in the United States
Huerta Irrigation methods Irrigation District Act of 1916 (Smith Act) Irrigation Districts and Farm Loans Act Water district "Estimated Use of Water in the
Irrigation districts in the United States
Irrigation_districts_in_the_United_States
United States federal law
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), is a United States federal law, enacted on September 7, 1916. Sponsored by Sen. John W. Kern (D) of Indiana
Federal Employees' Compensation Act
Federal_Employees'_Compensation_Act
American sociologist (born 1932)
Human SERVE's initiative was incorporated by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, colloquially known as the "Motor Voter Bill". She is a member of
Frances_Fox_Piven
American politician (born 1982)
Smith introduced the Carlton R. Smith Act, a bill to remove a criminal penalty for intentionally transferring HIV to another person. In 2020, Smith introduced
William_C._Smith_Jr.
American Communist Party official (1900–1965)
is best remembered as one of 11 Communist leaders convicted under the Smith Act in 1949, for which he served a sentence of five years in prison. Jacob
Jack_Stachel
American actress (born 1971)
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, businesswoman, and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook
Jada_Pinkett_Smith
Lawyer, judge, and 58th US Attorney General
prosecuted several prominent left-wing individuals and organizations under the Smith Act. In 1941, he authorized the prosecution of 29 Socialist Workers Party
Francis_Biddle
British actress (born 1986)
Jodie Turner-Smith (born 7 September 1986) is a British actress. She made her feature film debut in The Neon Demon (2016) and has since acted in Queen &
Jodie_Turner-Smith
English actor (born 1982)
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who (2010–2013), Prince Philip, Duke
Matt_Smith
American politician (born 1965)
Branch. Smith also voted for the 2001 Patriot Act and to extend the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. On December 16, 2010, Smith defeated
Adam Smith (Washington politician)
Adam_Smith_(Washington_politician)
American rapper and actor (born 1998)
John Brown. Smith took a break from acting following the release of his mixtape Cool Tape Vol. 2 to focus on music. He then returned to act in the Netflix
Jaden_Smith
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