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<span>The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked Breyer's order just hours after it was issued, preserving Trump's ability to deploy the Guard pending a hearing scheduled for June 17. The three-judge panel included Trump appointees Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, along with Biden appointee Jennifer Sung, ensuring the deployment remains in place at least into next week.</span

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked Breyer's order just hours after it was issued, preserving Trump's ability to deploy the Guard pending a hearing scheduled for June 17. The three-judge panel included Trump appointees Mark Bennett and Eric Miller, along with Biden appointee Jennifer Sung, ensuring the deployment remains in place at least into next week.

<span>Trump deployed the National Guard and 700 Marines to Los Angeles starting Saturday following protests over immigration enforcement operations, marking the first time in 60 years a president activated a state's Guard over the governor's objections. The last similar deployment occurred in 1965 when President Lyndon Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights demonstrators.</span

Trump deployed the National Guard and 700 Marines to Los Angeles starting Saturday following protests over immigration enforcement operations, marking the first time in 60 years a president activated a state's Guard over the governor's objections. The last similar deployment occurred in 1965 when President Lyndon Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights demonstrators.

<span>California officials argued the protests were being handled by local law enforcement and that military deployment escalated tensions rather than reducing them, with no deaths or serious injuries reported. Attorney General Rob Bonta stated the situation did not constitute rebellion or invasion, emphasizing that federal agents successfully conducted 44 arrests despite the protests.</span

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California officials argued the protests were being handled by local law enforcement and that military deployment escalated tensions rather than reducing them, with no deaths or serious injuries reported. Attorney General Rob Bonta stated the situation did not constitute rebellion or invasion, emphasizing that federal agents successfully conducted 44 arrests despite the protests.

<span>The Justice Department defended Trump's authority as commander-in-chief, arguing courts should not interfere with presidential military decisions, citing historical precedents including President Eisenhower's school desegregation enforcement and President Nixon's postal strike response. DOJ lawyers contended the military was not conducting law enforcement but protecting federal agents and operations.</span

The Justice Department defended Trump's authority as commander-in-chief, arguing courts should not interfere with presidential military decisions, citing historical precedents including President Eisenhower's school desegregation enforcement and President Nixon's postal strike response. DOJ lawyers contended the military was not conducting law enforcement but protecting federal agents and operations.

<span>Judge Breyer questioned whether Trump followed proper procedures for federalizing National Guard forces, which legally require orders to be issued "through the governors of the States," leading to disputes over whether adequate consultation occurred between Trump and Newsom. The controversy intensified when Newsom called Trump "a stone-cold liar" regarding their Friday phone conversation about the deployment.</span

Judge Breyer questioned whether Trump followed proper procedures for federalizing National Guard forces, which legally require orders to be issued "through the governors of the States," leading to disputes over whether adequate consultation occurred between Trump and Newsom. The controversy intensified when Newsom called Trump "a stone-cold liar" regarding their Friday phone conversation about the deployment.

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The deployment was an illegal power grab that violated federalism and constitutional limits on executive authority. The sporadic protests never rose to the level of rebellion required by law, and local law enforcement was successfully handling the situation without military intervention, making this an unprecedented abuse of presidential power.

<span>The deployment was an illegal power grab that violated federalism and constitutional limits on executive authority. The sporadic protests never rose to the level of rebellion required by law, and local law enforcement was successfully handling the situation without military intervention, making this an unprecedented abuse of presidential power.</span>

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