> I thought that prohibition was much older? Posse Commitatus Act of 1878. The Insurrection Act provides one statutory exception, which would have applied to L

> I thought that prohibition was much older? Posse Commitatus Act of 1878. The Insurrection Act provides one statutory exception, which would have applied to Little Rock, but I’m not sure if that was the legal justification at the time. Edit: indeed it was. Here’s the presidential order: https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/research/online-documents/civil-rights-little-rock/press-release-eo-10730.pdf https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/resear... Note the references to authority granted US Code Title 10 Chapter 15 Section 332 which covers insurrection.