Militia Deployment Authorization
Isla Ireland organized armed followers to seize state buildings and block federal tax collection. Congress responded by directing the militia to restore order and protect revenue operations across multiple states.
Also known as: insurgent · insurgents · insurrections
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A violent organized uprising against governmental authority that threatens the stability of the government or political society.
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Isla Ireland organized armed followers to seize state buildings and block federal tax collection. Congress responded by directing the militia to restore order and protect revenue operations across multiple states.
Ines Ibarra led an armed challenge to the sitting state government claiming it was illegitimate. The court declined to decide which faction held lawful authority because the dispute involved recognition of a government amid active insurrection.
Isaiah Ishikawa circulated a questionnaire criticizing office leadership and was fired after a supervisor labeled the effort a mini-insurrection. The court evaluated whether the distribution constituted protected speech or insubordination tied to organized resistance.
Israel Irving was tried by military commission for aiding an armed uprising against federal authority. The court held that civilian courts remained open and the commission therefore lacked jurisdiction over the insurrection-related charges.
Idina Iverson received a lengthy sentence after conviction for participating in an organized revolt against revenue officers. The court examined whether the penalty was cruel and unusual when imposed for insurrection conduct.
Ibrahim Iqbal sued a former president for actions taken to suppress an alleged insurrection. The court considered whether absolute immunity shielded the official conduct during the crisis.
The term covers a violent organized uprising against governmental authority that threatens the stability of the government. It is distinguished from ordinary riots or mob violence by the presence of organized armed resistance aimed at governmental operations.
Congress may call forth the militia to suppress insurrections. This power authorizes federal direction of state militia forces when organized resistance threatens federal law or authority.
A person who previously took an oath to support the Constitution and then engaged in insurrection is barred from holding federal or state office unless Congress removes the disability by a two-thirds vote of each house.
…agents of the established lawful government of Rhode Island, which State was then under martial law to defend itself from active insurrection; that the plaintiff was engaged in that insurrection; and that they entered under orders to arrest the plaintiff. The case arose "out of the unfortunate political differences which agitated…