Here’s what to know about the law and how it’s been used against non-citizens throughout American history. The Alien Enemies Act was one of four 1798 laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts ...

Most historians point to March 1797, when the French government set its navy loose on American merchantmen. The Alien and Sedition Acts polarized early American politics. The acts were initiated ...

Yet the real story behind the Sedition Act, which I know from my work as a John Adams and American Revolution scholar, reveals a more complicated calculus. At a time when the current presidential ...

"The Sedition Act made it a crime for American citizens to 'print, utter, or publish … any false, scandalous, and malicious writing’ about the government." The National Archives notes the ...

The newly built USS Constitution was ready to set sail for the Caribbean to protect American merchant ships from French privateers. The Sedition Act wouldn’t be the last time a fearful U.S ...