Anti-Pinkerton Act
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 and purports to specifically restrict the government of the United States from hiring employees of Pinkerton or similar organizations. In actuality, the United States government is a significant customer of private security service and have made use of private military contractors in the past.
