10 U.S.C. § 252
Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority
Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Trump v. Illinois (2025).
Trump v. Illinois (2025). “See 10 U. S. C. §§252 , 253. Moreover, the Court’s opinion does not address or purport to disturb the President’s long-asserted Article II authority to use the U.”
Trump v. Illinois (2025). “See 10 U. S. C. §§252 , 253. Moreover, the Court’s opinion does not address or purport to disturb the President’s long-asserted Article II authority to use the U.”
State of Oregon v. Trump (9th Cir. 2025). “See 10 U.S.C. § 252 (allowing the President to activate the Militia when it becomes “impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings”).”
DC v. Donald Trump (D.C. Cir. 2025). “See 10 U.S.C. §§ 252–253, 12406; see also Newsom v.”
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