Trump, Supreme Court and National Guard
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The request means the justices won’t rule on the issue until at least mid-November, which would leave President Donald Trump’s attempted troop deployment blocked for more than a month.
The most robust challenge to Trump's authority to deploy troops occurred with Newsom v Trump, which upheld that the president had federal authority over National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles during widespread protests against the deportations earlier this year.
After 12 days of silence, the justices asked “whether the term ‘regular forces’ refers to the regular forces of the United States military, and, if so, how that interpretation affects the operation” of the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Wednesday that it is actively debating how to interpret the wording of a law that limits when a president can use members of the National Guard in a challenge to President Donald Trump's bid to dispatch troops to the Chicago area.
Most judges who have considered President Donald Trump’s disputed tariffs have ruled against him. But when the Supreme Court hears his appeal next week, it may be influenced by a forceful dissenting opinion that highlighted a 1981 case from the Iranian hostage crisis.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett explained the process of selecting cases for the Supreme Court to hear and choosing law clerks. What are some of the responsibilities as a new Justice on the Court?
After a district court judge scrapped a vote on whether to incorporate a controversial township near Kamas, the developer asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let the election go forward.
The class-action lawsuit claims DeWine should belated pay $300-per-week federal COVID jobless benefits to 320,000 eligible Ohioans.