Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 – which Adams signed into law alongside the Sedition ...
Trump's Use of the Alien Enemies Act Violates Madison's View of Presidential Power
President Donald Trump claims that the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 grants him the power to deport certain Venezuelan-born ...
Is the 1798 Alien Enemies Act still relevant today?
The Trump administration deported of 137 Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Judge James E. Boasberg ...
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The Alien and Sedition Acts weren’t designed for justice – just politics
With the 1798 Alien Enemies Law in the news as the Trump administration attempts to remove foreign nationals from the United States without the ...
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The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked only during times of war
So in 1798, the Federalists tried to quell domestic opposition by passing the Alien and Sedition Acts, a series of ...