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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.
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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.
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.
Mar 28, 2017 · In theory, up to three years’ imprisonment and a $5,000 fine await those Americans who, without authority, communicate with a foreign government intending either (a) to influence that government with respect to a controversy with the United States or (b) to defeat the measures of the United States.
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Jul 31, 2024 · The Logan Act has been used in only one indictment (in the early 19th century), but that case was never prosecuted. This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray. History of the Logan Act and the events that led to its passage.
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In order to violate the Logan Act, the communication by defendant must accompany one of two intents: (a) to influence conduct of the foreign government in relation to some dispute or controversy with the United States or (b) to defeat the measures of the United States.
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Jan 12, 2018 · The Logan Act, which has been the subject of much recent debate, generally makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to engage in unauthorized diplomacy with foreign countries with intent to “influence the measures or conduct” of a foreign government or to “defeat the measures of the United States . . . .”.
