When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in government and a bit of a mess. The country’s two political parties – ...

We can punish people for conduct without criminalizing speech. But punishing people for their views or values is irresistible ...

With the 1798 Alien Enemies Law in the news as the Trump administration attempts to remove foreign nationals from the United States without the typically required legal processes, a historical view ...

Prison guards transfer alleged Venezuelan gang members to a detention center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025. El Salvador presidential press office via AP A federal judge swiftly blocked ...

Cartoon depicting congressional debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. (NA) Media reports indicate the Trump Administration may be about to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool to ...

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering invoking a law that is over 200 years old to support his mass deportation agenda. Here is what the Alien Enemies Act is, and how Trump could wield it.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams became ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) A federal judge swiftly blocked the deportations and ordered the planes carrying ...