Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 176. Antiriot Laws.

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Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case Files. Part B: Classification 176. Antiriot Laws.

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This classification was established in 1968 to investigate possible violations of the antiriot provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This included the investigation of individuals who crossed national or state boundaries in order to participate in any type of civil disorder. Anyone or any group teaching or demonstrating the use of firearms, explosives, or incendiary devices with the knowledge that such items might be used in a civil disorder which interfered with interstate commerce or a Federal protected activity was investigated. The Federal bureau of Investigation stressed that the primary responsibility for prosecution rested with local and state law enforcement authorities enforcing non-Federal statutes. If the Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General determined, however, that criminal prosecution was in the public interest and was necessary to secure justice, then Federal prosecution under this statute was undertaken.

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