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Lawfare Archive: Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer on Reforming the Insurrection Act
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From April 12, 2024: The Insurrection Act is a provision that allows the president to deploy the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement. It’s been invoked dozens of times by presidents to respond to crises in the over 230 years that it’s been around, but it hasn’t been reformed in centuries. In recent years, the Insurrection Act has come back into public focus because of its implication in a number of domestic crises, prompting a renewed conversation about whether it’s finally time to curb the sweeping powers afforded to the executive in this unique federal law. On April 8, the American Law Institute released a set of principles for Insurrection Act reform, prepared by a group of 10…