John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

The Alien Enemies and Alien Friends laws of 1798, and their partner in crime the Sedition Law (meant literally), were dreamt up by members of the Adams cabinet with personal rivalry, not national ...

Along with the Naturalization Act, the Sedition Act, and the Alien Friends Act, it made up the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, which President John Adams signed into law at a time when the U.S ...

President Trump is considering invoking the Alien Enemies Act, a law that is 200+ years old, to further his mass deportation agenda.

Why It Matters The Alien Enemies Act is a wartime law passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts under President John Adams. It grants the U.S. president the authority to detain ...

Scholars have described the Alien and Sedition Acts as “ reprehensible,” and many quote Thomas Jefferson, who feared they could mean the end of the republic.

Collectively, this legislation is known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Democratic-Republicans opposed the whole package as unconstitutional, but it was the Sedition Act that tainted Adams ...