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Trump’s use of US military in LA illegal, judge rules

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  1. Fox News

    Federal judge rules Trump violated military law by activating National Guard in California (opens Fox News)

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    Judge Charles Breyer rules President Donald Trump violated the Posse Comitatus Act when he federalized the National Guard in Los Angeles, California.

  2. New York Post

    Trump’s use of National Guard during LA immigration protests violated federal law, judge rules (opens New York Post)

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    SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops amid Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests.

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    Trump's use of National Guard during LA immigration protests is illegal, judge rules (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    A San Francisco judge ruled that Trump's administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in LA.

  4. Just the News

    Second judge rules against Trump having sent National Guard to Los Angeles (opens Just the News)

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    U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Los Angeles

  5. PJ Media

    Federal Judge Rules That Trump’s National Guard Deployment in L.A. Violated Law (opens PJ Media)

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    Federal judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment in L.A. unlawfully violated the Posse Comitatus Act.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trump's use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    President Donald Trump's administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to Southern California during immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

  7. Roll Call

    Judge rules against Trump use of National Guard in California (opens Roll Call)

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    A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles violated federal law.

  8. NBC New York

    Judge rules Trump’s use of National Guard during L.A. immigration protests is illegal (opens NBC New York)

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    A judge has ruled the Trump administration’s use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Judge Finds Trump Is Illegally Using the Military As a 'National Police Force' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops amid Southern California immigration enforcement operations and

  11. NPR

    A California judge rules that Trump's deployment of the guard to LA was illegal (opens NPR)

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    President Trump took control of the state's National Guard in June and deployed it to Los Angeles to face anti-immigration protestors and assist officers making detentions and deportations.

  12. KESQ Palm Springs

    Judge says Trump administration’s use of US military in Los Angeles violated federal law (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using the US military to help carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer.

  13. Salon

    Judge rules Trump’s Los Angeles troop deployment illegal (opens Salon)

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    A federal judge ruled that the president was trying to create an illegal "national police force."

  14. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, federal judge rules (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The judge in San Francisco did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Judge rules Trump deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The ruling comes after Trump activated National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to crack down on what he called "out of control" crime.

  16. KTVU San Francisco

    Trump's use of National Guard in Los Angeles illegal: judge (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    A federal judge on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops during Los Angeles' immigration enforcement protests is illegal.

  17. Christian Science Monitor

    How the National Guard court ruling in LA affects Trump’s plans for other cities (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    When President Trump sent the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, he violated an 1878 law prohibiting the use of military personnel for domestic law enforcement activities, a judge ruled Tuesday.

  18. NBC News

    Judge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard to L.A. (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge in California on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration violated a 19th-century law when it mobilized 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in June.

  19. Breitbart News

    National Guard Stays in L.A. as Judge Claims 'Posse Comitatus' Violation (opens Breitbart News)

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    Trump's deputies clapped back at a federal judge in California who is trying to stop the National Guard's protection of ICE operations.

  20. WHDH Boston

    Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests,

  21. NBC Los Angeles

    President Trump's use of National Guard during LA immigration protests is illegal, judge says (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The Trump administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops during immigration protests, a federal judge says.

  22. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Judge says Trump administration’s use of US military in Los Angeles violated federal law | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by

  23. The New Republic

    Judge Rules Trump’s Use of Military in L.A. Was Definitely Illegal (opens The New Republic)

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    This could have an impact on Trump’s use of the military as his personal police force in other cities.

  24. Times Of San Diego

    Judge rules Trump administration's use of National Guard in LA illegal (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco did not require the remaining troops to be withdrawn, however, and set removal for Friday.

  25. Lamag

    Judge Rules Trump’s LA Military Deployment Illegal (opens Lamag)

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    Court rules Trump’s use of military in L.A. protests unlawful, saying it violated federal law and set the stage for a dangerous expansion of power.

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