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The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953, enacted January 30, 1799) is a United States federal law that criminalizes the negotiation of a dispute between the United States and a foreign government by an unauthorized American citizen.
Logan Act, legislation enacted by the United States Congress (1799) that forbids private citizens from engaging in unauthorized correspondence with foreign governments. As amended, the act reads:
Jan 12, 2018 · The Logan Act has its origins in a late-18th century foreign policy conflict with France during the Federalist-dominated John Adams Administration. George Logan, a member of the opposition Republican Party, traveled to France to meet with French ministers and to attempt to reduce the tensions between the two countries.
The Logan Act was intended to prohibit United States citizens without authority from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments. There appear to have been no prosecutions under the act in its more than 200-year history.
Feb 14, 2017 · What is the Logan Act? It is a federal law ( 1 Stat. 613; , external 18 U.S.C. §953 , external ) aimed at preventing private citizens from conducting foreign affairs without the permission or...
In the 1980s, President Reagan invoked the Logan Act in criticizing unauthorized diplomatic efforts by Jesse Jackson (a private citizen) regarding Cuba and Jim Wright (the Speaker of the House of Representatives) regarding Nicaragua.
Nov 30, 2018 · The Logan Act of 1799 is an early federal law prohibiting unauthorized diplomacy on behalf of the United States. No one has ever been convicted of violating the Logan Act. Despite never being enforced, the Logan Act remains in effect to this day and is often mentioned in political contexts.
Dec 7, 2017 · The Logan Act can be understood to prohibit secret efforts aimed at undermining the current administration’s foreign policy without also criminalizing a wide array of political interactions between U.S. citizens and foreign officials.
Feb 15, 2017 · The potential of a Logan Act violation was raised again when Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii met with Syrian leader Bashar Assad in January of this year, before Trump was sworn in.
Mar 24, 2015 · So what is this Logan Act, and who was Logan? The law makes it illegal for any citizen of the U.S. to “directly or indirectly” commence or carry on “any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or agent thereof” without the permission of the U.S. government.
