A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Tuesday that President Donald Trump violated federal law and the Constitution when he called up the California National Guard over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections in response to Los Angeles protests.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday over a lower court ruling that Trump must return control of the state guard to Newsom.
The 9th Circuit temporarily paused that lower court order at the request of the Trump administration and is considering whether to keep the order frozen entirely while the case plays out.
