Posse Comitatus Act
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1878, U.S. federal law that makes it a crime to use the military as a domestic police force in the United States under most circumstances.
Code, Section 1385: The Posse Comitatus Act of 18 June 1878 Reaction in Congress against the Reconstruction-era suspensions of Southern states' rights to organize militias led to the passage of the Posse Comitatus Act, ...
In 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids military involvement in domestic law enforcement without congressional approval.
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