Insurrection Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Posse_Comitatus_Act
multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
deprivation of constitutional rights
state authorities are unable or unwilling to enforce the law
obstruction of federal law
domestic violence makes enforcement of law impracticable
gptkbp:approvedBy President to suppress civil disorder
President to suppress insurrection
President to suppress rebellion
gptkbp:citation discussions of military intervention in civil affairs
legal debates on presidential powers
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:10_U.S.C._§§_251–255
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1807
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Insurrection Act
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:purpose authorize the President to deploy military and National Guard
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Posse_Comitatus_Act
Martial law
gptkbp:requires presidential proclamation before use
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Little_Rock_Integration_Crisis
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Riots_(1992)
Hurricane Katrina response
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Posse_Comitatus_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6