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Many argued that the Sedition Act violated the First Amendment, which stated that âCongress shall make no law â¦ abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.â Those who defended the Sedition Act argued that the Bill of Rights prevented Congress only from make laws that created a âprior restraintâ on
passed a series of four laws collectively called the Alien and Sedition Acts. The fourth of these laws, the Sedition Act, prohibited âany false, scandalous and maliciousâ writings and utterances against the government and its officials. It called for fines and jail penalties for anyone speaking, writing, or publishing