Charles Schenck was a man who made mistakes to the government. Schenck told the public that they were going to resist the Conscription Act. This action led to him being in violation of the Espionage Act for insubordination in the military and against recruitment. Schenck took this to the Supreme Court because he wanted to show the Espionage Act violated the first amendments. Justice Oliver Holmes Wendell wrote that the freedom of speech was "clear and present danger" to persuade against Schenck as this did prevail. Schneck lost the case unanimously, yet this ruling has been overturned.
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