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On the left we see what functions the Posse Comitatus Act s forbids the military from performing (in red):
On the left:
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) 2025-10-06T16:25:19.194Z
Sept 2: Judge Breyer opinion (in CA case) showing DoD's own instructions of actions that violate Posse Comitatus Act (eg "crowd control").
On the right:
Sept 26: DHS request to DoD for military forces in Chicago "in direct support of ... access control, and crowd control."