print email comment close The Posse Comitatus Act: A Resource Guide URL: http://www.llrx.com/features/posse.htm Description: Resources related to this 1878 act, which was "a direct response to the increasing use of the military for civilian purposes in the ... period following the Civil War," and which "equated the use of troops with martial law." Includes an overview of the act (the topic of renewed discussion after Hurricane Katrina) and links to federal government and other sources on the act. From librarian Stephen Young of the Catholic University of America. Author: Young, Stephen Publisher: Law Library Resource Xchange, LLC (LLRX) Extra Keywords hurricanekatrina reconstruction Library of Congress Subject Headings: Law enforcement -- United States Martial law New this week United States -- Armed Forces -- Civic action United States. Posse Comitatus Act (Use of Army) LII Database Information: Record 469 created by Jennifer English on 09/19/2005 Last modification on 09/22/2005 Published: 09/19/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/469