Legal Battle Over Trump’s Use of National Guard in LA Begins
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California's lawsuit against the Trump administration alleges that deploying military units to Los Angeles in June violated the Posse Comitatus Act by engaging in civilian law enforcement, with a court trial set to determine if the military's actions were illegal, amid ongoing debates over the use of military support in domestic law enforcement and Trump's signals to deploy troops for city patrols.
Topics:nation#gavin-newsom#law#los-angeles-national-guard#military-law-enforcement#posse-comitatus-act#trump-administration
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