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Martin v. Mott

The 1827 Supreme Court decision in Martin v. Mott, which established the President's discretion over domestic troop deployments.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How have federal courts historically adjudicated challenges to past invocations of the Insurrection Act, and what precedents would matter in 2026 litigation?

Federal courts have long treated presidential invocations of the Insurrection Act as presumptively political and thus often nonjusticiable, but that deference has limits: courts have intervened where ...

Jan 28, 2026
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How have amendments to the Insurrection Act since 2000 altered when the military can be used domestically?

Since 2000 and the executive branch have not enacted a permanent expansion of presidential authority under the , but episodic amendments, proposed rewrites, and short‑lived changes have sharpened the ...

Feb 4, 2026

How have U.S. courts historically ruled on presidential domestic military deployments under the Insurrection Act?

courts have historically granted presidents broad deference when they deploy military forces domestically under the , grounded in early precedent that left threshold judgments to the executive, yet ju...

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