National Guard

Memphis Fatal Federal Agent Encounters Ignite Calls for Independent Probes

By Hannah KennedyJuly 11, 20260 comments

The National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) called for independent investigations and the swift removal of federal agents from Memphis, citing two recent fatal encounters involving federal law enforcement. The advocacy group argued these incidents, which included the deaths of Tyrin Johnson by National Guard members and Alfonso Ivy by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, underscore the risks of expanded federal operations in local communities.

State AGs Challenge ‘Unlawful’ Federalization of DC National Guard

By Yael GonenMay 28, 20260 comments

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside 24 other state attorneys general, submitted an amicus brief supporting D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit challenging the federalization and deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., without mayoral consent. The coalition argues this deployment is unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic.

Cato Institute: Supreme Court Ruling on Chicago National Guard Skirts Key Issue

By Shreya VermaFebruary 2, 20260 comments

The Supreme Court declined to reject a lower court ruling that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Chicago, raising questions about the judiciary’s longstanding “presumption of regularity” and whether courts should continue granting the federal government a broad presumption of factual accuracy.

Wren Collective Closes 2025 With Stark Review of Democracy Under Attack

By Nancy CarrilloDecember 23, 20250 comments

The Wren Collective has released a year-end recap of its Democracy Under Attack newsletter, highlighting the 10 worst excesses of the Trump administration’s power over the past year, including the use of a secret police force, the aggressive pursuit of the death penalty, the withdrawal of the Department of Justice from civil rights enforcement, the mobilization of the National Guard, the control of academic freedom, the attack on journalism, the criminalization of reproductive and transgender health care, the attack on entertainers, the use of government-run accounts as internet trolls, and the slashing of public safety investments.

Judge Questions Indefinite Deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles

By Ariana AmiriDecember 10, 20250 comments

Federal attorneys argue that President Donald Trump’s continued federal control of California National Guard troops stationed in Los Angeles remains lawful due to an alleged ongoing “danger of rebellion,” despite California’s insistence that the deployment violates constitutional limits on presidential power and undermines state authority over its Guard.

Voters Skeptical of Trump’s National Guard Deployments, Prefer Local Leaders

By Jamie JoaquinNovember 5, 20250 comments

A new poll commissioned by Vera Action and conducted by YouGov suggests that a plurality of registered voters view President Donald Trump’s recent National Guard deployments as politically motivated rather than grounded in public safety concerns, and that a majority of voters believe Trump’s federal actions on crime are unrelated to community safety.

WE ARE OBLIVIOUS (2025)

By Vanguard AdministratorNovember 3, 20251 comments

As the world grows increasingly serious, Nazi sentiment is on the rise and the powers that be are preparing for a war that many are oblivious to, with the poor and homeless being targeted and civil rights being erased.

Coalition of States Challenge Trump’s Federalization of Illinois National Guard

By Vanguard AdministratorOctober 14, 20250 comments

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.