Nov 10 Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation’s capital can continue, judge rules By John Raby, Associated Press A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities. Continue reading
Nov 03 Courts to hear arguments against National Guard deployments in Memphis and D.C. By John Raby, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press In Tennessee, a hearing will focus on National Guard deployment to Memphis. Gun-carrying Guard members have been patrolling neighborhoods and commercial areas of Memphis since early October. Continue reading
Oct 29 Federal trial over whether Trump can deploy National Guard to Portland begins By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson, Associated Press A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is getting underway. Continue reading
Oct 25 Where the latest court battles over Trump’s National Guard deployments stand now By Gene Johnson, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops… Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Noem warns National Guard could be deployed after truck-ramming incident in San Francisco By Associated Press Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Friday that her department won’t tolerate violence like the truck that rammed into a Coast Guard station in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday night. Continue reading
Oct 23 Judge blocks National Guard from Chicago indefinitely while awaiting Supreme Court decision By Christine Fernando, Gene Johnson, Associated Press National Guard troops won't be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes because a judge on Wednesday extended her temporary restraining order indefinitely. Continue reading
Oct 23 While wary of Trump’s motives, some D.C. residents uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment By Gary Fields, Associated Press The hundreds of National Guard troops still deployed to Washington, D.C., have unnerved some residents. But aspects of the Washington deployment have elicited a measure of approval among some in the city. Continue reading
Oct 23 Man detained for protesting National Guard in D.C. with Darth Vader theme song, lawsuit says By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A man suing the District of Columbia claims police officers violated his free speech rights when they detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone. Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump’s deployments of National Guard troops reignite a 200-year-old Constitutional debate By Andrea Katz, The Conversation The conflicts over President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois and Oregon hinge on a question as old as the Constitution itself: Where does federal power end and state authority begin?… Continue reading
Oct 21 U.S. appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon National Guard troops, though deployment blocked for now By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson, Associated Press Oregon's attorney general said he would ask a broader appeals court panel to reconsider the ruling. Continue reading