Appeals pause enflames dispute over National Guard deployments
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Washington — Federal and state officials continued legal disputes this week over President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to U.S. cities. Appeals court judges on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court’s order that would have ended deployments in Washington, D.C., while judges in California questioned federal authority over state guard forces. South Carolina’s attorney general led a 24-state brief supporting the deployments, and state attorneys general argued the deployments address public-safety concerns after recent violence. Court deadlines and appeals remain active, and judges noted the stays do not decide case merits. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. June 2025: Federal National Guard deployment to Los Angeles after protests.
- 2. Nov. 20, 2025: Judge Jia Cobb issues opinion limiting presidential deployment authority in D.C.
- 3. Late November 2025: South Carolina AG files 24-state brief supporting deployments.
- 4. Thursday (late November): Appeals court issues administrative stay pausing district court order.
- 5. Following day: San Francisco hearing where Judge Breyer questions prolonged federal control.
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