A federal appeals court is currently reviewing whether President Trump can keep control over California’s National Guard and active-duty Marines in Los Angeles. Last week, a federal judge named Charles Breyer ruled that President Trump’s decision to take control of the National Guard was illegal. The judge temporarily ordered that command of these troops be given back to Governor Newsom.
The Trump administration quickly appealed Judge Breyer’s decision. In response, a panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily paused the lower court’s ruling, allowing federal control of the National Guard to continue while the appeal is reviewed, per NY Times. This panel includes two judges appointed by President Trump and one appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
