Principles for Insurrection Act Reform

At the invitation of the leadership of The American Law Institute, a group with a membership that spans a range of legal and political views came together to consider possible reforms for the Insurrection Act. Group members have varied backgrounds in constitutional law, national security law, and military law, and in senior positions of the U.S. Government. All share the belief that Congress should reform the Insurrection Act. After studying the Insurrection Act’s flaws, members came to agreement on core principles that should guide this reform. That the group came to a consensus on core principles does not mean that each member would apply those principles in the same way in shaping the details of reform legislation. But the group unanimously agrees that Congress should reform the Insurrection Act as soon as possible and proposes the following principles in an effort to contribute to a constitutionally sound bipartisan consensus in Congress. Principles-for-Insurrection-Act-Reform Download