It took Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Supreme Court on March 9, 1964, in The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, to finally declare unconstitutional the Sedition Act of the Adams Administration.

Thomas Jefferson, the vice president, and James Madison drafted the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves, which argued the acts violated the First and 10th Amendments.

Although the Sedition Act expired before Jefferson took office, libel accusations continued to make their way to courts, this time with Federalists assuming the role of defendant. One notable case ...

The Federalist-enacted Sedition Act famously expired when the Federalist President John Adams's term was going to end. But it turns out the Federalists proved to be more principled than this ...

A quote about the U.S. Constitution's role in limiting the power of government has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson since at least the early 2000s:. The two enemies of the people are criminals ...