Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Here's how the 1798 law was invoked in the past.
The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the ...
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Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
In an attempt to silence the Federalists’ political opponents, he signed the Sedition Act of 1798. The new law attempted to crack down on critical writings about government officials ...
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What is the Alien Enemies Act, and why is Donald Trump considering it?
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering invoking a law that is over 200 years old to support his mass deportation agenda. Here is what the Alien Enemies Act is, and how Trump could wield it.
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What is the Alien Enemies Act, and why is Donald Trump considering it?
"As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts," read the entry from the National Archives. "These laws raised the residency ...
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Cop faces inciting to sedition complaint for threating 'war' over Duterte’s ICC arrest
MANILA, Philippines — Police authorities have lodged an inciting to sedition complaint against ... in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. It also mentioned that the patrolman ...
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Donald Trump invokes Alien Enemy Act of 1798 to speed up mass deportations; what it means for immigrants
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, claiming a Venezuelan gang invasion, to accelerate deportations of undocumented immigrants. A federal judge halted the deportation of five ...