The Alien Act was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t actually happen. In 1798, President John Adams signed a series of four bills designed to ...

Prosecutors seeking to hold people they suspect cooperated in the Sept. 11 terrorist plots may turn anew to a very old weapon -- the Civil War-era law on sedition. Prosecutors have already cited the ...

Seditious behavior punishable by death. That's how President Trump responded to former military members and intelligence officials who are now current Congress members after they put out this video.

President Donald Trump recently responded to a video by six members of Congress by posting: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” (Roberto Schmidt/TNS) Truthful speech is protected by the First ...