Donald Trump, California and National Guard
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The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.
Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction said in a statement last week that the state will continue to follow California law, which protects all students’ access to
The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.
The temporary restraining order request alleges the deployment “escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, a former Watergate prosecutor, will decide whether Trump had the legal authority to federalize 4,000 California National Guard troops.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the administration's mobilization of the National Guard and members of the Marine Corps to Los Angeles amid ongoing immigration protests.
Trump said the state’s Democratic leaders should be grateful for his help, while Gavin Newsom said the president’s actions have ‘destabilized’ the situation.
Police arrested more than 20 people, mostly on curfew violations, on the first night of restrictions in downtown Los Angeles.
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