In those days, speech was as acerbic as it is today. If words were aimed at Parliament, all words were lawful. If they were ...

Discover the details behind the Nagpur riots FIRs, including sedition charges against Fahim Khan, the role of VHP and Bajrang ...

Theodore Roosevelt hated the idea of unelected judges stopping him and his allies in the Progressive movement from wielding ...

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

It is one thing to sacrifice liberty in the face of a real threat. To manufacture threats in order to sacrifice liberty is ...

The feds have no constitutional authorization to meddle in education.

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Rep. Rand Paul join ...

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

A riveting work of reportage, Rollo Romig's book is a keen reminder of the changes in Indian society over the years ...

So the Congress enacted a series of four laws, commonly known as the Alien and Sedition Acts ... that we have seen in the past violate First Amendment rights, Fourth Amendment rights, arguably ...

John Adams used the Alien and Sedition Acts to prosecute journalists ... federal buildings—an outright attempt to chill First Amendment activity and hamstring businesses that challenge ...

Berry cited the example of Thomas Jefferson and the Sedition Act. Jefferson considered ... equal protection may come from the Fourteenth Amendment, for example. But most of its activities have ...