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Nov 18, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Joseph Nunn
This article first appeared at Lawfare. The National Guard plays a crucial role in the United States, both in its capacity as a reserve component of the armed forces and as a versatile asset that state governors can call on in times of civil unrest, natural disaster, or even the coronavirus pandemic. Section 502(f) of Title 32 of the U.S. Code is a long-standing authority that facilitates a range of important domestic National Guard missions.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
lawfaremedia.org | Alex Tausanovitch |Joseph Nunn |Lindsay Cohn
For today’s special episode, Lawfare General Counsel and Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson held a series of conversations with contributors to a special series of articles on “The Dangers of Deploying the Military on U.S. Soil” that Lawfare recently published on its website, in coordination with our friends at Protect Democracy.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Elizabeth Goitein |Joseph Nunn
This article first appeared at Just Security. Over the past week, recent updates to a Department of Defense (DoD) policy statement, Directive 5240.01, have generated a flurry of rumors in certain online circles. Commentators have posited that new language in the directive indicates that the federal government is planning to use lethal force against Americans during or after the upcoming presidential election.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
9news.com | Joseph Nunn |Elizabeth Goitein
In a recent interview with Fox News, host Bret Baier and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talked about former President Donald Trump, suggesting he would turn the United States military on Americans who he’s referred to as an “enemy from within.” “He has repeated it many times. You and I both know that he has talked about turning the American military on the American people,” Harris told Baier.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
justsecurity.org | Joseph Nunn |Elizabeth Goitein
Over the past week, recent updates to a Department of Defense (DoD) policy statement, Directive 5240.01, have generated a flurry of rumors in certain online circles. Commentators have posited that new language in the directive indicates that the federal government is planning to use lethal force against Americans during or after the upcoming presidential election.
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lawfaremedia.org | Joseph Nunn
The National Guard plays a crucial role in the United States, both in its capacity as a reserve component of the armed forces and as a versatile asset that state governors can call on in times of civil unrest, natural disaster, or even the coronavirus pandemic. Section 502(f) of Title 32 of the U.S. Code is a long-standing authority that facilitates a range of important domestic National Guard missions.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
trailrunmag.com | Joseph Nunn
The Western Arthurs are one of Tasmania’s iconic, epic and challenging multi-day hikes. Over the New Year period, trail enthusiasts and runners Joseph Nunn and mate Justin Dyer ran the full K-A traverse from the carpark in one single hard push. Little did they know that what started as an ambitious day trip would morph into the most gruelling test of physical and mental limits; a brutal battle for survival against their own body’s rebellions.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Joseph Nunn
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 was enacted to keep the U.S. military out of civilian law enforcement except where authorized by Congress. While it is meant to prevent federal troops from being used against Americans, gaping loopholes and exceptions threaten to swallow the rule. Brennan Center counsel Joseph Nunn discusses his new report covering the reforms needed to strengthen this crucial guardrail. That is actually a fun fact.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Joseph Nunn
In May 1992, seven U.S. Marines joined two local police officers as they responded to a domestic violence call in the waning days of the Los Angeles riots. Deployed to the city alongside several thousand other federal troops after President George H. W. Bush invoked the Insurrection Act, these Marines now found themselves playing a role for which they had little training: that of civilian law enforcement officer.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
democracyjournal.org | Joseph Nunn
The Insurrection Act is a nuclear bomb hidden in the United States Code. Enacted in the early years of this country’s existence, it was subsequently modified several times, as Congress greatly expanded the President’s powers under the law during the bloody tumult of the Civil War and Reconstruction. It has largely been ignored ever since.
