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The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law that empowers the president of the United States to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in particular circumstances, such as to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion.
10 U.S. Code Chapter 13 - INSURRECTION. § 251. Federal aid for State governments. § 252. Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority. § 253. Interference with State and Federal law. § 254. Proclamation to disperse.
Whenever there is an insurrection in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of its legislature or of its governor if the legislature cannot be convened, call into Federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by that State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers ...
[I]n all cases of insurrection, or obstruction to the laws, either of the United States, or of any individual state or territory, where it is lawful for the President of the United States to call forth the militia
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Apr 21, 2022 · The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to deploy military forces inside the United States to suppress rebellion or domestic violence or to enforce the law in certain situations.
Jun 3, 2020 · The Insurrection Act gives U.S. presidents the authority to deploy active duty military to maintain or restore peace in times of crisis.
Jun 2, 2020 · To do that, the president would need to invoke what's known as the Insurrection Act of 1807. The original text of the act, which has been amended several times since it was first passed,...
