# Claim 944

Goldman was arrested with Alexander Berkman within weeks of the Selective Draft Law's enactment, and both were convicted of conspiracy against the draft and given the maximum two year sentence and a $10,000 fine.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Goldman was arrested with Alexander Berkman within weeks of the Selective Draft Law's enactment, and both were convicted of conspiracy against the draft and given the maximum two year sentence and a $10,000 fine.
- Field: action
- Value: Arrested and convicted with Berkman, maximum sentence
- About: [incident 1917-us-mother-earth-editor-emma-goldman-convicted-magazine-barred-from-mail](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1917-us-mother-earth-editor-emma-goldman-convicted-magazine-barred-from-mail)
- Source: Emma Goldman. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/emma-goldman/
- Publisher: Emma Goldman
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009

## Quotation from the source

> Arrested, along with fellow anarchist Alexander Berkman in New York less than a month after the enactment of the act, the two were found guilty of conspiracy against the draft and received the maximum two-year sentence and a $10,000 fine.

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