Today, the Court handed the Trump White House a brutal ruling regarding the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. They can’t be mobilized, at least for now. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the libera bloc on this one (via WaPo):
BREAKING: Significant loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that Trump lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois.
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would not allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in the Chicago area for now, a significant setback for his campaign to push troops into cities across the country over the objections of local and state leaders.
The president’s ability to federalize the National Guard likely only applies “exceptional” circumstances, the court’s unsigned order said.
“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” it added.
Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil M. Gorsuch dissented. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh filed a separate concurrence.
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