Justices to Determine if McMaster Exceeded Authority when Sending SC National Guard Troops to D.C.

Justices to determine if McMaster exceeded authority when sending SC National Guard troops to D.C.

Allen Chaney, Legal Director for the American Civil Liberties Union, argued that guard members were forbidden from actual policing under "Operation Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful," asking the justices, "How can guard members help with the "safe" part, if they have no authority to make an arrest?"

SC Supreme Court to decide if governor overstepped sending National Guard to DC

U.S. Army Spc. Zachary Benehaley, with the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, monitors a Metro platform at the Federal Center Metro Station in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army National Guard/Sgt. Jalen Miller)CLEMSON — A legal challenge over Gov. Henry McMaster’s decision to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., could test the bounds of the governor’s power as the stat…

ACLU argues in SC Supreme Court: Gov. Henry McMaster can’t deploy troops to Washington, DC

The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case over whether Gov. Henry McMaster was within his authority to dispatch the National Guard to Washington D.C. at Donald Trump’s request.

SC Supreme Court to hear challenge to McMaster’s National Guard deployments to D.C.

The South Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Henry McMaster's repeated deployment of troops to D.C