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American Law Institute

American legal advocacy group

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Jan 15, 2026
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What does the Insurrection Act permit presidents to do and how has Congress amended it?

The Insurrection Act empowers a president to deploy federal military forces and federalize state militias to suppress insurrections, enforce federal law, and protect constitutional rights when ordinar...

Jan 17, 2026
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What legislative proposals have been advanced to reform or clarify the Insurrection Act and Posse Comitatus Act?

Lawyers, legal organizations and advocacy groups have advanced a clustered set of legislative fixes aimed at narrowing presidential authority to deploy federal forces at home: proposals generally seek...

Jan 15, 2026
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What specific procedural limits do recent Insurrection Act reform bills propose (reporting, time limits, consultation)?

Recent reform efforts aim to cabin presidential authority under the Insurrection Act by layering procedural guards: mandatory consultations with state and federal lawmakers, near-immediate reporting a...

Jan 15, 2026

What reforms have been proposed to restrict or clarify the president’s authority under the Insurrection Act, and who supports or opposes them?

A range of reforms from academics, legal groups, and Democratic lawmakers would narrow when and how a president may invoke the Insurrection Act, add time limits and reporting or congressional-approval...

Jan 15, 2026

What legal standards would courts apply if the president explicitly invoked the Insurrection Act in 2026?

If the president explicitly invoked the Insurrection Act in 2026, federal courts would apply a mix of statutory text, historic practice, constitutional limits, and evolving standards from recent refor...

Jan 18, 2026

What reforms have been proposed to limit presidential authority under the Insurrection Act and who supports them?

Multiple legislative and expert proposals seek to narrow and check presidential authority under the Insurrection Act by clarifying when troops may be deployed domestically, inserting time limits, requ...

Jan 7, 2026

What are arguments in favour of SOR abolition.

Abolition advocates argue that the Sex Offender Registry (SOR/SORNA) is ineffective at reducing sexual violence, imposes severe collateral punishments that hinder reintegration, and operates on fear-d...

Nov 29, 2025

How has Congress amended the Insurrection Act over time and what reforms have been proposed recently (post-2020)?

Congress last made substantive, enduring amendments to the Insurrection Act in the 19th century (1861, 1871, with a minor 1874 change); later 20th–21st century activity has been limited to short-lived...

Nov 25, 2025

How do statutory protections like the Posse Comitatus Act, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the Insurrection Act affect prosecution of retirees in public office?

Statutory safeguards shape but do not wholly block prosecutions of retired military officers who hold public office: the Posse Comitatus Act limits use of federal forces for domestic law enforcement a...