Judge Questions the Legality of Sending National Guard Troops to L.A.

DOJ legal arguments over LA troop deployment met with skepticism at trial

The Justice Department was met with skepticism from a federal judge this week during a multiday trial over the legality of President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles in June. The trial centered on whether the president’s deployment of troops to protect federal property and officials after unrest over immigration operations violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits troops from being used for regular law enfor…

Judge Weighs Whether Trump Violated Federal Law by Deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California.

Trial over California National Guard deployment concludes as judge questions limits of president's authority

The trial over President Trump's deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this summer reached its third and final day Wednesday.

Judge questions the legality of sending National Guard troops to L.A.

A judge in a bench trial over the federal government's use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles in response to protests questioned the U.S. attorney.

Federal judge questions if Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in the Los Angeles area is lawful | News Channel 3-12

By Molly Reinmann, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued

Judge Weighs Whether Trump Violated Federal Law by Deploying National ...