Lindsay P. Cohn

Danielle Lupton, Jessica Blankshain, David T. Burbach, Lindsay P. Cohn, and Theo Milonopoulos December 3, 2024

Can the president deploy the military inside the United States?

Here are the limits of presidential authority under the Constitution and federal law.

Lindsay P. Cohn, David T. Burbach, and Danielle Lupton July 28, 2020

What’s happening in Portland could hurt civilian control of the military. Here’s how.

Blurring the line between police and military could create an internal security force accountable to only one political branch or official.

Lindsay P. Cohn June 2, 2020

Yes, Trump can send the military to shut down protests. Here’s what you need to know.

These laws, regulations and limits govern using the U.S. military on U.S. soil.

Lindsay P. Cohn, Jim Golby, and Alice Friend April 5, 2020

This is what was so unusual about the U.S. Navy making Captain Brett Crozier step down.

Members of the military can face multiple, sometimes competing, loyalties

Lindsay P. Cohn and Jim Golby March 30, 2020

The U.S. military’s role in the coronavirus response is likely to grow

But don’t believe the rumors of martial law.