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How Judges Can Use a Roberts-Invented Judicial Tool to Curb Trump
The administration’s opponents should invoke Roberts court precedents to oppose the administration’s harmful policy agenda.
The difference between the Insurrection Act and martial law
The Insurrection Act, which allows federal U.S. troops to enforce civilian laws on U.S. soil, is often confused with martial ...
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A look inside community groups working to build trust to bridge divides
Americans are increasingly divided, and many now see a breakdown in social trust as a key factor. In North Carolina, Judy ...
What to know about the Los Angeles immigration protests over ICE operations
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE ...
What Is the Insurrection Act — Did Trump Invoke It, and When Was It Last Used?
President Donald Trump is openly considering invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act to quell mounting unrest in Los Angeles, ...
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Rarely used 1807 law Trump threatens to invoke explained as it could have catastrophic effects on citizens
The law has been used a handful of times throughout US history to quell civil unrest - but the POTUS could now use it to fuel ...
Police face ‘a balancing act’ responding to L.A. immigration protests
President Donald Trump sent in troops, but demonstrators have largely come face to face with local police instead ...
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Trump deployed troops to Los Angeles without invoking the Insurrection Act. Can he do that?
Legal scholars say Trump’s memo authorizing the deployment of National Guard and Marines may stretch presidential powers ...
Posse comitatus, or America beware
In 1878, responding to the abuses of the Union Army in law enforcement after the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Posse ...
Trump could give National Guard, Marines more power in L.A. Here’s how.
National Guard members and Marines deployed to Los Angeles cannot perform law enforcement duties by law. That would change if ...
Fox News fans the flames as LA protests. It's repulsive and dangerous | Opinion
News coverage of the events diverged sharply, with some outlets portraying widespread chaos while others minimized the unrest ...
What to know about the Insurrection Act
Ally, a 12-year-old golden retriever, finds joy and youthful energy again when her owners bring home Beau, a playful golden puppy, in Sparks, Nevada. Trapped in Harpers Ferry, John Brown made his last ...