Appeals court halts ruling. Trump can keep National Guard in California for now

Just hours after a federal judge ruled in favor of the state of California on Thursday, a federal appeals court halted that ruling which ordered the Trump administration to return the state’s control of the National Guard. 

The decision allows the Trump administration to continue with the deployment of National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to Los Angeles while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit examines the case, pending another hearing on Tuesday.

Prior to the appeals court decision, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said Trump’s takeover of the troops was illegal and said it violated the Tenth Amendment, exceeding the president’s authority. 

“This country was founded in response to a monarchy and the constitution is a document of limitations, frequent limitations and enunciation of rights,” Breyer said during a court hearing Thursday. “I’m just trying to figure out where the lines are drawn.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the initial ruling on social media. 

“This win is not just for California, but the nation,” Newsom said on X. “It’s a check on a man whose authoritarian tendencies are increasing by the day.”

The order had it not been blocked Thursday night, would have taken effect Friday at noon.

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