Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

June 18, 2009 03:00:00 am

On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use “any part of the Army … to execute the laws” except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress.

Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

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