Insurrection Act

Section 592 unmistakably conveys Congress’s intent to bar any kind of military interference in American elections.

Federal law and the Constitution are abundantly clear: efforts to involve troops in U.S. elections are anti-constitutional and illegal.

Authorities for domestic use of the military are outdated and subject to abuse. This is a blueprint for a single modern statute, enforceable limits, and judicial review.

One year since Trump sent the National Guard to LA, a new report warns military deployments for domestic policing produce escalation, disillusionment, and politicization.

The rationale behind the Supreme Court’s decision in 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝 𝑣. 𝐼𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠 complicates Trump's remaining options for deploying federal military…

Former Undersecretary of Navy and Chair of Defense Policy Board discusses import of President Trump's address to active duty military leaders at Quantico.

When part-time soldiers police their neighbors, federal authority displaces state and local officials, and strains civil-military relations.

"The Memorandum ... raises many of the same concerns as an Insurrection Act invocation would, and that could end up looking quite similar in practice."

An expert explainer on the Executive Order on the "Invasion" Executive Order and deployment of troops.

Analyzing legal and policy implications of President Trump using US military resources to support immigration enforcement at the border.

An expert explainer on the Executive Order Declaring National Emergency Southern Border and deployment of troops.

An expert explainer by leading expert on the domestic deployment of the U.S. military.