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Treason is a unique offense in our constitutional order—the only crime expressly defined by the Constitution, and applying only to Americans who have betrayed the allegiance they are presumed to owe the United States.
Section 3 Treason. 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 the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have Power to declare the ...
- The Treason Clause
- Treason Explained
- Historical Background of The Treason Clause
- Supreme Court Cases and The Treason Clause
Article III, Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution 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 the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court." A...
The Constitution defines treason as levying war against the United States or giving its enemies "aid and comfort." It also specifies that the federal government cannot secure a conviction for treason unless two witnesses testify to the same overt act or if the person accused of treason confesses in open court. Clause 2 makes clear that Congress has...
After winning the Revolutionary War, delegates from each state met in Philadelphia to discuss changes to the national government. The Constitutional Convention in 1787 involved many debates over the limits of the federal government's power and what rights, if any, to include in the Constitution. As the Library of Congress's Constitution Annotated n...
This section describes several landmark Supreme Court cases involving the treason clause. These cases shed light on how the Court has interpreted the clause throughout history and inform its modern understanding.
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 the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Definition: In Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, treason is specifically limited to levying war against the U.S., or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
In this case, an enemy alien resident in United States territory (Guam) was found guilty of treason for acts done while the enemy nation of which he was a citizen occupied such territory.
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The Treason Clause is a product of the awareness of the Framers of the “numerous and dangerous excrescences” which had disfigured the English law of treason and was therefore intended to put it beyond the power of Congress to “extend the crime and punishment of treason.” 1.
