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Use of the Military To Enforce Civilian Law : Posse Comitatus Act and Other Considerations.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil-military relations.
- Executive-legislative relations.
- Judge-made law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (33 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Examines the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits Army and Air Force enforcement of civilian law except where expressly authorized by the Constitution. Covers background and interpretation of the Act, constitutional considerations, and related court cases.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Use of the Military To Enforce Civilian Law
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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