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Domestic military use and Posse Comitatus Act

The use of military forces for domestic law enforcement is legally constrained by the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the deployment of federal troops for civilian law enforcement purposes.

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Jan 26, 2026

What legally counts as deploying federal troops against a state and what precedents exist?

"against" a state legally means federalizing forces or using active-duty armed forces inside a state under statutory authority—primarily the —or responding under the Constitution’s guarantee to protec...

Jan 7, 2026

What role do international waters and foreign flags play in US strikes on smuggling boats?

The presence of a vessel in international waters does not by itself authorize lethal strikes; instead international law gives warships a narrow right to stop, visit and search foreign-flagged or unreg...

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