California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Trump administration clashed in federal court Thursday over the president’s unilateral deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles. The dispute escalated when a federal judge initially ruled Trump’s actions unconstitutional, only to have the decision temporarily blocked by an appeals court hours later.
According to Politico, the legal battle began after Trump seized control of California’s National Guard troops to address protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles. Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the president’s authority to deploy the Guard without gubernatorial consent.
