Politics. Part XI: Freedom of Speech An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Schenck v. United States (1919), Debs v. United States (1919), Gitlow v.

Five-time United States Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America, Eugene Debs had a truly wild life in politics. ... Eugene V. Debs was born in Terre Haute on Nov 5, 1855.

It's been over a century since a self-described socialist was a viable candidate for president of the United States. And that first socialist candidate, Eugene V. Debs, didn't just capture ...

“I think Eugene Debs, if I’m remembering this right, ran for president from prison, so it’s not unheard of in the United States to have people who are in custody who run for president ...

Shields, C. I., and J. J. Sullivan; fight in Bowery Saloon. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.

Eugene V. Debs did not speak on election night in 1920. The Socialist presidential contender was, in his words, a “candidate in seclusion,” imprisoned in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for ...

Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago Trump won’t be the first candidate to run for that office while imprisoned. That piece of history belongs to Eugene V. Debs, who ran on the Socialist Party ...