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Presidential Orders and U.S. Military Deployment

The legal framework surrounding presidential orders to deploy the U.S. military, including the role of Congress, the Constitution, and federal laws such as the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act.

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How do presidential orders interact with laws restricting military action in US states?

Presidential orders to use the U.S. military interact with state-limiting laws through a layered legal framework: the Constitution vests the President with Commander-in-Chief authority while statutes ...