Posse comitatus
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Posse comitatus may refer to:
- Posse comitatus (common law)Posse comitatus (common law)Posse comitatus or sheriff's posse is the common-law or statute law authority of a county sheriff or other law officer to conscript any able-bodied males to assist him in keeping the peace or to pursue and arrest a felon, similar to the concept of the "hue and cry"...
, the authority of a law officer to conscript any able-bodied males to assist him - Posse Comitatus (organization), a loosely organized far right social movement that opposes the United States federal government and believes in localism
- "Posse Comitatus", a ninth-season episode of the TV series JAG
- "Posse Comitatus" (The West Wing)Posse Comitatus (The West Wing)"Posse Comitatus" is episode 66 of The West Wing. The name of the episode refers to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.-Plot:In the season finale, Bartlet must decide the fate of Abdul ibn Shareef, the defense minister of Qumar, who has been using his position to plan terrorist attacks against the US...
, the third season finale of the TV series The West Wing - Posse Comitatus ActPosse Comitatus ActThe Posse Comitatus Act is an often misunderstood and misquoted United States federal law passed on June 18, 1878, after the end of Reconstruction. Its intent was to limit the powers of local governments and law enforcement agencies from using federal military personnel to enforce the laws of...
, a United States federal law prohibiting members of the military from exercising powers that maintain "law and order" on non-federal property