ACLU Issues Statement on Insurrection Act
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
NEW YORK, June 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement by National Security Project Director Hina Shamsi in response to President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military in response to protests against police brutality and structural racism:
"Invoking the Insurrection Act is . . .
"Invoking the Insurrection Act is . . .