The Sedition Act extended the Espionage Act of 1917 and was enacted on May 16, 1918 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or ...

The Sedition Act became law on July 14, 1798, but it expired on March 3, 1801 under the Jefferson Administration. The Sedition Act of 1918.

The Sedition Act of 1798 famously expired on March 3, 1801, and purported to punish false and malicious statements about the Federalist President John Adams and the majority-Federalist Congress ...

The most famous and controversial one was the Sedition Act. It made it illegal to, quote, "print, utter or publish any false, scandalous and malicious writings" about the U.S. government.

Trump's proposal relies on the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which formed part of the Alien and Sedition Acts and were established during the presidency of John Adams.

T he former Malaysian Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, has been charged with sedition over a speech in which he questioned the integrity of the last king. Muhyiddin, who was in office from March ...

PERILOUS TIMES: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism Geoffrey R. Stone, . . Norton, $35 (800pp) ISBN 978-0-393-05880-2 ...

Puad added that he opposed the Internal Security Act – abolished by the Najib Razak government in 2012 – as it allowed for detention without trial. “But the Sedition Act is not oppressive as ...

Congress passed the Alien Enemies Act as part of the four Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 when the U.S. was about to go to war with France.

The Espionage Act was first enacted by Congress in 1917 during World War I and makes it illegal to obtain information (including photographs or documents) related to national defense, with the ...

The Cabinet has agreed to commence the process of amending the controversial Sedition Act 1948, starting with engagements with the police, says home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. “I was ...

PETALING JAYA: The government should drop the investigation into Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin under the Sedition Act, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL).