Since Ex Parte Bollman, the few treason cases that have reached the Supreme Court arose in the context of World War II and involved defendants charged with adhering to enemies of the …

2025年12月6日 · Clause 1: “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be …

In reviewing Cramer’s treason conviction, the Court explained that a person could be convicted of treason only if he or she adhered to an enemy and gave that enemy “aid and comfort.”

2025年12月24日 · Here, the Constitution narrowed the scope of treason to two offenses: waging war against the United States, or helping an enemy of the United States.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on …

In the United States, there are both federal and state laws prohibiting treason. Treason is defined on the federal level in Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution as "only in levying …

2024年10月5日 · “Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No person shall be …

2025年10月17日 · The Constitution’s treason clause deliberately limits federal treason to two specific acts— levying war or adhering to enemies by giving aid and comfort —and imposes a …

2023年6月14日 · "Treason law requires the existence of an open state of war with a foreign enemy or group. We are in no such state of war with migrants coming to our borders," Larson …

Known in modern legal terms as mens rea, the person being prosecuted for treason must have "intended to help the enemy," not just that their actions had that effect. While Treason...