Insurrection Act
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The Insurrection Act is a longstanding U.S. federal law that authorizes the president to deploy military forces domestically in limited circumstances to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and rebellion.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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statute ⓘ |
| allows |
presidential deployment of military forces at request of a state government
ⓘ
presidential deployment of military forces without state request in certain circumstances ⓘ |
| amended |
1871
ⓘ
1956 ⓘ 1967 ⓘ 2006 ⓘ 2008 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| authorizes |
domestic deployment of U.S. armed forces
ⓘ
use of National Guard under federal control ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | 10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255 ⓘ |
| conditionForUse |
denial of equal protection of the laws
ⓘ
impracticability of enforcing federal law by ordinary judicial proceedings ⓘ insurrection against authority of the United States ⓘ obstruction of execution of federal law ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
10 U.S.C. § 251
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10 U.S.C. § 252 NERFINISHED ⓘ 10 U.S.C. § 253 NERFINISHED ⓘ 10 U.S.C. § 254 ⓘ 10 U.S.C. § 255 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1807-03-03 ⓘ |
| effectOnPosseComitatusAct | provides statutory exception to Posse Comitatus Act limitations ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalNature | emergency powers statute ⓘ |
| originalTitle | An Act authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States, in cases of insurrections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Title 10 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyCodifiedAs | 10 U.S.C. §§ 331–335 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce federal law
ⓘ
to protect civil rights ⓘ to suppress civil disorder ⓘ to suppress insurrection ⓘ to suppress rebellion ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept | martial law in the United States ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Posse Comitatus Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | presidential proclamation ordering insurgents to disperse ⓘ |
| signedBy | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil-military relations
ⓘ
domestic use of military force ⓘ |
| usedByPresident |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInEvent |
1967 Detroit riot
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1968 civil disturbances after assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ 1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ Little Rock school desegregation crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Mississippi integration crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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