Martial law – Wikipedia
Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties may be suspended for as long as martial law continues.
Posse Comitatus Act – Wikipedia
Other short titles Knott Amendment Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 Long title An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes. Nicknames Army Appropriations Act of 1878 Enacted by the 45th United States Congress Effective June 18, 1878 Public law Pub.
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Article 1, Section 9 of the US Constitution states, “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”
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