In Minnesota, can constitutional protections withstand the actions of a federal government seemingly intent on aggressively violating the rule of law?
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As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
The conflicts over President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois and Oregon hinge on a question as old as the Constitution itself: Where does federal power end and state authority begin?
Well-known flaws in conventional polling methods may be creating the incorrect perception that many Americans think political violence is justified.
Trump use of the National Guard in several cities has been challenged by several governors. The case could end up before the Supreme Court.
By militarizing law enforcement, the US is entering largely uncharted waters, but it’s familiar territory for Chile and Argentina, where established democracies broke down in the 1970s.
Under the Trump administration, the widespread, coordinated suppression of dissent is ripping apart the fabric of American political life.
A former FBI agent-turned-scholar says using National Guard troops to reduce crime in cities such as Chicago and Baltimore would violate legal prohibitions against domestic military law enforcement.
As National Guard troops head to the streets of Washington, and likely civilian encounters, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
There are few guardrails in place to prevent a rogue president from misusing the military in domestic civilian affairs as Donald Trump seemingly manufactures false emergencies
Protests can serve two opposing purposes. They can represent a mass movement in favor of democracy – and simultaneously serve a nascent dictator in their efforts to undermine democracy.
The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.
Trump wanted to turn the US military on American citizens while he was president. He has increaslngly said he would do so if he wins the White House in 2024.
School board members in one Massachusetts district have called for the National Guard to address student misbehavior. Does their request have merit? A school discipline expert weighs in.
Texans’ belief in their state’s exceptionalism has helped fuel support for the Republican state government trying to take border security and immigration enforcement into its own hands.
Some 5,000 National Guardsmen will stay in Washington to protect the Capitol into March, according to the Pentagon. The Guard is seen as a reliable peacekeeping force – but it wasn’t always that way.
Some downplay seemingly ridiculous white nationalist groups like the Boogaloo Boys at our peril. Looking back at a successful coup engineered by the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma shows us why.
The US military can exempt from service those who are religiously or morally opposed to violence. But conscientious objector status won’t help soldiers who disagree with specific lawful orders.
The National Guard may be the least understood branch of the US military. A National Guard attorney and military law professor explains how it works.
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