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Assuming you are talking about Charles Schenck, he was a leader in the Socialist Party of America and was convicted of printing and distributing leaflets opposing the draft during the war.

The Supreme Court eventually ruled on the case, stating that his actions were not protected by the First Amendment because it was a "clear and present danger" to the US, since the US was fighting in a war and needed men to serve in the military.

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During World War I, Schenck violated the Espionage Act by distributing anti-draft pamphlets that urged resistance to the draft. This was considered a clear and present danger to the war effort, resulting in his arrest and eventual Supreme Court case, Schenck v. United States.

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