Anti-Pinkerton Act of 1893
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anti-pinkerton-act-of-1893-213-3890213
title:
Anti-Pinkerton Act of 1893
text:
The Anti-Pinkerton Act was a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1893 to limit the federal government's ability to hire private investigators or mercenaries. The Anti-Pinkerton Act is contained within 5 U.S.C. 3108 and purports to specifically restrict the government of the United States from hiring employees of Pinkerton or similar organizations such as the modern Blackwater. The first published court case interpreting the Act, in 1977, held that the intent of the Act was in reference to Pinkert
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US federal law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Pinkerton_Act_of_1893
date created:
2007-10-04T13:57:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T13:13:17Z
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