Filetype: Legal Memorandum

Uploaded On: February 9, 2024

File Name: Authority to use troops to execute the laws of the United States

File Date: March 1970

To: [. . .]

From: William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel

Acquired By: Chris Mirasola

Perma Link: https://perma.cc/AV8W-PFLF 

This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal. 

Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included below.