US Court Lets Trump Retain Control of California National Guard for Now

Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier

The president just won a temporary victory in court on his troops in Los Angeles. His unhinged reaction to it reveals the true depths of his malevolent intentions toward—well, us.

Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s challenge of the Trump administration’s military deployment in Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday for a brief hearing after an appeals court handed President Donald Trump a key procedural win. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer put off issuing any additional rulings and instead asked for briefings from both sides on whether the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from …

Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of National Guard Troops Deployed to Los Angeles

An appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.

US court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in LA

Trump deployed the troops in response to protests in the city, despite objections from city officials and California's governor.

Trump can keep National Guard in L.A. through legal challenges, appeals court rules

A U.S. appeals court let Donald Trump retain control on Thursday of California's National Guard while the state's Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the Republican president's use of the troops to quell protests in Los Angeles.

US court allows Trump to retain control of National Guard

The court said that while Trump did not have unlimited powers to take over California's guard, his administration had a rationale to do so. Trump hailed the decision as a "BIG WIN" online.