Charles Schenck's arrest violated his unalienable rights given to him by the U.S. Constitution. The charges confronting Charles Schenck of his supposed violations of Espionage and Sedition Acts should not be validated. Charles Schenck was the General Secretary of the Socialists party of America who had distributed 15,000 leaflets opposing the United States mandatory drafting process, arguing that it was immoral. The government argued that it was a clear violation of the Espionage and Sedition Acts of June 15, 1917. However, the Espionage and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment. The Espionage and Sedition Acts shouldn’t prohibit Schencks right to free speech. In the “Supreme Court Majority Opinion: Schenck