As profoundly disturbing as Mr. Trump’s sweeping and irresponsible violations of civil liberties have been, in one respect ...

Advocates worry the move is part of the president’s mass deportation agenda and could lead to the targeting of more immigrant ...

The law that was used to intern our innocent countrymen and -women 80 years ago—and only once before in World War I—is now ...

The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the ...

Federal judges are not supposed to criticize the president of the United States other than in official opinions, deciding ...

Donald Trump invoked a law that played a role in one of the darkest moments in American history. Originally passed in 1798, ...

DANGEROUS’ ORDER BY LIBERAL JUDGE TO REHIRE FEDERAL WORKERS SHOULD GO TO SCOTUS, TRUMP SAYS Six years later, on the eve of Trump’s second inauguration, Roberts raised concerns that the president might ...

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Today we face a constitutional crisis as the current administration has invoked the same statute, The Alien and Sedition Act of 1798, to remove immigrants without due process.

President Donald Trump recently invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798 after claiming an invasion on the southern border. Here's ...

The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 are among the most reviled laws in our national history. They criminalized dissent, ...