Criminal Dissent: Prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts Of 1798

Criminal Dissent: Prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts Of 1798

The prosecution of dissent under the Alien and Sedition Acts affected far more people than previously realized. It also provoked the first battle over the Bill of Rights. Wendell Bird provides the definitive account of a dark moment in U.S. history, reminding us that expressive freedom and oppositio...

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1. Verfasser: Bird, Wendell
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Sprache:eng
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Alien and Sedition laws, 1798
Freedom of expression
Seditious libel
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Zusammenfassung:The prosecution of dissent under the Alien and Sedition Acts affected far more people than previously realized. It also provoked the first battle over the Bill of Rights. Wendell Bird provides the definitive account of a dark moment in U.S. history, reminding us that expressive freedom and opposition politics are essential to a stable democracy.
DOI:10.4159/9780674243873