California Takes Legal Stand: Did Trump’s National Guard Deployment Overstep Presidential Authority?
Los Angeles, California — The state of California is taking legal action against President Donald Trump over his recent deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles. Announced on Monday, the lawsuit filed by Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta seeks to overturn Trump’s order, which involved sending 2,000 state National Guard members to the city amid protests related to immigration enforcement. The lawsuit asserts that Trump exceeded his legal authority under Section 12406 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code when he invoked this provision, which permits the federal government to call … Read more