A federal appeals court on Friday ruled 2-1 that President Trump’s National Guard deployment to the Los Angeles area last year was unlawful. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected Trump’s assertion that violent demonstrations in the city protesting his immigration crackdown justified…
The panel followed last year's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court barring the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, finding no plausible basis there was a "rebellion" last summer in LA.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that President Trump's deployment of California National Guard troops last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. The ruling also blocks a way for the president to federalize state troops over California's wishes again in the future.
A split federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Trump's deployment of 4,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles last year was an unlawful abuse of his authority. The 2-1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S.
A split federal appeals court ruled that Trump's deployment of 4,000 members of the California National Guard to L.A. was an unlawful abuse of his authority.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Donald Trump violated federal law by seizing control of the California National Guard last year and deploying troops to the streets of Los Angeles during immigration protests, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
