It was the most severe sentence up to then imposed under the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Many of these were unpopular in Kentucky, including the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Werhan noted that the book includes "excellent discussions" of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
His method is applied to an appropriate historical episode: the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.
Its criminalization dates back at least as far as the Alien and Sedition Act.
Now, for extra credit, try these: The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.
His paper's heated attacks are thought to have contributed to Congress's passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
He also passed the Alien and Sedition Acts which made it illegal to say bad things about the government.
He was a proponent of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were, to begin with, flagrantly partisan.