Legal Commentary

Sedition Trial of Malaysian Blogger Begins
The Guardian reports on the trial of a prominent Malaysian blogger on trial for sedition...

John Adams and the Alien and Sedition Acts
The most recent episode of John Adams also depicted Adams dealing with the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, mostly his agonizing over whether to sign the bill and discussions of the bill with his cabinet and with Jefferson, with his decision finally coming down to a sense of majoritarianism (if a majority of the People's representatives wanted this law, he would not stand in the way)...

Aliens and Sedition in United States History

Uncle Sam Wants: Vegans?
Look out, kid. Apparently, the FBI is recruiting ?friendly personable? youngsters to infiltrate vegan potluck suppers ? those simmering hotbeds of sedition -- to gather information about possible RNC protests...

The 1st Malaysian blogger charged with sedition
In 2007 many Malaysian bloggers being sued and arrested (see here). After the general election in March 2008, government has actively show “freindliness” with bloggers, including ordering the leaders of UMNO to set up their own blogs...

Uganda journalists arrested after publishing criticisms of military: lawyer
[JURIST] Ugandan police arrested three journalists Saturday as part of an investigation into suspected sedition, according to the journalists' lawyer...