President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.

Last invoked in 1941, the Alien Enemies Act provided the legal basis for the arrest and detention of thousands of Japanese nationals. Its implementation paved the way for the eventual mass ...

In 1798, with the U.S. preparing for what it believed would be a war with France, Congress passed a series of laws that ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th-century law called the Alien Enemies Act to justify ...

The Trump administration faces legal challenges after deporting Venezuelan migrants under a rarely used wartime law.

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Japan to stop retaliating against a UN committee for women's rights on Tuesday. The development follows the committee's recommendation that Japan revise its domestic ...

Common-law marriage refers to a relationship in which couples have not filed for marriage at government offices but are ...

On March 3, 2025, the Supreme Court of Japan upheld the original judgment that found patent infringement in respect of the acts performed on a ...

Japan's Foreign Ministry said it informed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights not to allocate ...

Last month, lawmakers in Japan introduced a new bill regulating medically assisted pregnancy, sparking criticism from ...

A Japanese high court on Friday ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the ...