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Associated Press
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Live updates: Trump can keep the National Guard deployed in LA, appeals court rules
An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Trump acted illegally when he activated the soldiers over opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded it was likely Trump lawfully exercised his authority in federalizing control of the Guard. It said that while presidents don't have unfettered power to seize control of a state's Guard, the Trump administration had presented enough evidence to show it had a defensible rationale for doing so and that Newsom had no power to veto the president's order.
CBC
2 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
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. Trump's decision to send troops into Los Angeles prompted a national debate about the use of the military on U.S. soil and inflamed political tension in the country's second-most-populous city. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals extended its pause on U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's June 12 ruling that Trump had unlawfully called the National Guard into federal service. The 9th Circuit panel is comprised of two judges appointed by Trump during his first term and one appointee of Democratic former president Joe Biden. Trump probably acted within his authority, the panel said, adding that his administration probably complied with the requirement to co-ordinate with Governor Gavin Newsom, and even if it did not, he had no authority to veto Trump's directive. "And although we hold that the president likely has authority to federalize the National Guard, nothing in our decision addresses the nature of the activities in which the federalized National Guard may engage," it wrote in its opinion. Trump hailed the decision in a post on Truth Social as a win and said, "If our cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should state and local police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done." WATCH l Trump says urgent action required in several cases: Protests, tariffs, borders: Why Trump says everything is an emergency | About That 8 days ago Duration 12:03 Description: U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to immigration protests in California with a rarely used law invoked when the government believes a rebellion is underway. Andrew Chang breaks down how Trump's framing of these protests as an emergency — along with everything from trade deficits to fentanyl — exists as part of a larger pattern of governing by executive order with unchecked power. California to continue legal challenges, Newsom says Newsom could still challenge the use of the National Guard and U.S. Marines under other laws, including the bar on using troops in domestic law enforcement, it added. "The president is not a king and is not above the law," said Newsom on X. "We will press forward with our challenge to President Trump's authoritarian use of U.S. military soldiers against our citizens." Amid protests and turmoil in Los Angeles over Trump's immigration raids, the president on June 7 took control of California's National Guard and deployed 4,000 troops against Newsom's wishes. The protests in Los Angeles ran for more than a week before they ebbed, leading Mayor Karen Bass earlier this week to lift a curfew she had imposed. Appeals court cites property damage At a court hearing on Tuesday on whether to extend the pause on Breyer's decision, members of the 9th Circuit panel questioned lawyers for California and the Trump administration on what role, if any, courts should have in reviewing Trump's authority to deploy the troops. The law sets out three conditions by which a president can federalize state National Guard forces, including an invasion, a "rebellion or danger of a rebellion" against the government or a situation in which the U.S. government is unable with regular forces to execute the country's laws. The appeals court said the final condition had probably been met because protesters hurled items at immigration authorities' vehicles, used trash dumpster as battering rams, threw Molotov cocktails and vandalized property, frustrating law enforcement. The Justice Department has said once the president determines that an emergency exists that warrants the use of the National Guard, no court or state governor can review that decision. The appeals court rejected that argument. In its June 9 lawsuit, California said Trump's deployment of the National Guard and the Marines violated the state's sovereignty and U.S. laws that forbid federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement. The Trump administration has denied that troops are engaging in law enforcement, saying they are instead protecting federal buildings and personnel, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
The Guardian
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Court lets Trump keep control of California national guard
Update: Date: 2025-06-20T10:08:47.000Z Title: Court lets Trump keep control of California national guard for now Content: Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I'm Tom Ambrose and will be bringing you the news over the next few hours. We start with the news that a US 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. Trump's decision to send troops into Los Angeles prompted a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and inflamed political tension in the country's second most-populous city. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit court of appeals extended its pause on U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's 12 June ruling that Trump had unlawfully called the national guard into federal service. Trump probably acted within his authority, the panel said, adding that his administration probably complied with the requirement to coordinate with Governor Gavin Newsom, and even if it did not, he had no authority to veto Trump's directive. 'And although we hold that the president likely has authority to federalize the national guard, nothing in our decision addresses the nature of the activities in which the federalized national guard may engage,' it wrote in its opinion. Newsom could still challenge the use of the national guard and U.S. Marines under other laws, including the bar on using troops in domestic law enforcement, it added. The governor could raise those issues at a court hearing on Friday in front of Breyer, it said. In a post on X after the decision, Newsom vowed to pursue his challenge. 'The president is not a king and is not above the law,' he said. 'We will press forward with our challenge to President Trump's authoritarian use of US military soldiers against our citizens.' Trump hailed the decision in a post on Truth Social. 'This is a great decision for our country and we will continue to protect and defend law-abiding Americans,' he said. 'This is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should state and local police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done.' In other news: The Los Angeles Dodgers said they blocked US immigration enforcement agents from accessing the parking lot at Dodger Stadium on Thursday and got into public back-and-forth statements with Ice and the Department of Homeland Security, which denied their agents were ever there. The Department of Homeland Security is now requiring lawmakers to provide 72 hours of notice before visiting detention centers, according to new guidance. The guidance comes after a slew of tense visits from Democratic lawmakers to detention centers amid Trump's crackdowns in immigrant communities across the country. A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump's administration from forcing 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation grant funding. Chief US district judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, granted the states' request for an injunction barring the Department for Transportation's policy, saying the states were likely to succeed on the merits of some or all of their claims. The office of the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, requested 'a passive approach to Juneteenth messaging', according to an exclusive Rolling Stone report citing a Pentagon email. The messaging request for Juneteenth – a federal holiday commemorating when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free – was transmitted by the Pentagon's office of the chief of public affairs. This office said it was not poised to publish web content related to Juneteenth, Rolling Stone reported. Depending on who you ask, between 4 and 6 million people showed up to last weekend's 'No Kings' protests. Now the real number is becoming clearer, with one estimate suggesting that Saturday was among the biggest.
Al Jazeera
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
US appeals court rules Trump can keep control of California National Guard
A United States appeals court has ruled the administration of President Donald Trump could keep control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom. The decision on Thursday comes against a backdrop of heightened tensions in California's largest city, which has become ground zero of Trump's immigration crackdown across the US. In a 38-page unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel said Trump was within his rights earlier this month when he ordered 4,000 members of the National Guard into service for 60 days to 'protect federal personnel performing federal functions and to protect federal property'. 'Affording appropriate deference to the President's determination, we conclude that he likely acted within his authority in federalising the National Guard,' the panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal said. Trump, a Republican, had appointed two of the judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel while his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, had named the third, according to US media reports. Last week, a lower court judge had ordered Trump to return control of the California National Guard to Newsom, saying the president's decision to deploy them during protests over federal immigration detentions in Los Angeles was 'illegal'. That decision by US District Judge Charles Breyer on June 12 prompted the appeal. On Thursday night, Trump hailed the appeal court's decision in a post on his Truth Social social media platform, calling it a 'BIG WIN'. 'All over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done,' Trump wrote. The state of California had argued that Trump's order was illegal because it did not follow the procedure of being issued through the governor. It was the first time since 1965 that a US president deployed the National Guard over the wishes of a state governor. The judges said Trump's 'failure to issue the federalisation order directly 'through' the Governor of California does not limit his otherwise lawful authority to call up the National Guard'. But they said the panel disagreed with the defendant's primary argument that the president's decision to federalise members of the California National Guard 'is completely insulated from judicial review'. 'Nothing in our decision addresses the nature of the activities in which the federalized National Guard may engage,' it wrote in its opinion. Newsom could still challenge the use of the National Guard and Marines under other laws, including the bar on using troops in domestic law enforcement, it added. The governor could raise those issues at a court hearing on Friday in front of Breyer, it also said. In a social media post after the decision, Newsom promised to pursue his challenge. 'Donald Trump is not a king and not above the law,' he wrote. 'Tonight, the court rightly rejected Trump's claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court. 'We will not let this authoritarian use of military soldiers against citizens go unchecked.'
Times of Oman
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Times of Oman
US: Appeals court permits Trump to keep National Guard deployed in LA for now
Washington, DC: A federal appeals court panel on Thursday permitted US President Donald Trump to keep the National Guard deployed in Los Angeles, for now, The Hill reported. The unanimous order from a three-judge panel for the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals extended its pause of a judge's order finding Trump's deployment illegal and forcing him to return control of the troops to California Governor Gavin Newsom. The three judge appeals panel included two judges nominated by Trump - Eric Miller and Mark Bennett and a judge appointed by former US President Joe Biden - Judge Jennifer Sung. In its unsigned 38-page decision, the appeals panel wrote, "We emphasize, however, that our decision addresses only the facts before us. And although we hold that the President likely has authority to federalize the National Guard, nothing in our decision addresses the nature of the activities in which the federalized National Guard may engage." The panel said it did not agree with the administration that Trump's decision is not reviewable by the courts. However, the judges said they must be "highly deferential." The opinion reads, "Affording the President that deference, we conclude that it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority." The court's order came after Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops to protect immigration officers due to the recent protests in Los Angeles, which at times resulted in violence. Newsom and the state's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Trump's decision, The Hill reported. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals decision marks a win for Trump in the legal battle. However, the victory may be short-lived as the US District Judge Charles Breyer, who issued last week's decision invalidating the deployment, is set to hold a hearing on Friday on whether to issue an indefinite injunction. Former US President Bill Clinton had appointed Breyer, who is also the brother of retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Trump deployed troops using a statute that enables him to federalize the National Guard whenever there is a rebellion or when he cannot execute federal laws with regular forces. On Thursday, the appeals panel said it agreed the latter trigger was likely met, so it did not need to reach the question if there was a rebellion. The opinion reads, "Plaintiffs' own submissions state that some protesters threw objects, including Molotov cocktails, and vandalized property. According to the declarations submitted by Defendants, those activities significantly impeded the ability of federal officers to execute the laws," The Hill reported. In addition, the judges rejected argument made by Newsom that Trump failed a statutory requirement to issue his deployment order "through" the governor. Newsom said Trump needed his consent as per the requirement. However, the judges contented that informing the adjutant general of the California National Guard was likely sufficient. The panel said that the statute "does not give governors any veto power over the President's federalization decision."
