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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
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
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
10 U.S.C. § 252
linked to: Posse Comitatus Act

10 U.S.C. § 253
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
legalNature emergency powers statute
originalTitle An Act authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States, in cases of insurrections
linked to: Insurrection Act
partOf Title 10 of the United States Code
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
requires presidential proclamation ordering insurgents to disperse
signedBy Thomas Jefferson
subjectMatter civil-military relations
domestic use of military force
usedByPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower
George H. W. Bush
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
usedInEvent 1967 Detroit riot
1968 civil disturbances after assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
1992 Los Angeles riots
Little Rock school desegregation crisis
University of Mississippi integration crisis

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Insurrection Act originalTitle An Act authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States, in cases of insurrections
linked to: Insurrection Act