California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to block the Trump administration’s federalization and deployment of the California National Guard, arguing that it is unlawful and violates the Posse Comitatus Act.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a 2-1 order that had sided with the Trump administration’s effort to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard in Portland, leaving in place a lower court’s restraining order blocking the deployment while the case continues.
A coalition of 20 attorneys general and three state governors have filed an amicus brief in support of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s defense against President Donald Trump’s attempt to federalize the Illinois National Guard and deploy out-of-state troops into Chicago without the state’s consent, arguing that the president’s actions are unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic.
Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) has condemned President Trump’s efforts to federalize control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C., calling it an authoritarian escalation that threatens public safety and the rule of law.