Posse Comitatus Act & Related Matters : The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law.

Provides background on the Posse Comitatus Act, which placed prohibitions on use of the military to assist civilian law enforcement agencies. Reviews Constitutional considerations, exceptions to the Act, statutory exceptions, military purpose, limitations, military branches covered under the act, ge...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Civil-military relations. Constitutional law. Law enforcement. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on the Posse Comitatus Act, which placed prohibitions on use of the military to assist civilian law enforcement agencies. Reviews Constitutional considerations, exceptions to the Act, statutory exceptions, military purpose, limitations, military branches covered under the act, geographical application, consequences of violation, and legislative proposals to expand scope of Act exemptions.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.