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To: bitt
Here is part of your answer:

Can a civilian be tried in a military tribunal?

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed, and unanimously ruled that military tribunals used to try civilians in any jurisdiction where the civil courts were functioning were unconstitutional, with its decision in Ex parte Milligan (1866).

Now the logical inverse question would be: What if the civil court in that jurisdiction were not functioning normally? (i.e. under fire from insurrectionists)

I haven't found the definitive answer yet, but logically, my previous answer would make sense.

1,171 posted on 07/29/2020 1:49:10 PM PDT by meadsjn
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1,173 posted on 07/29/2020 1:52:01 PM PDT by HippyLoggerBiker (Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.)
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