2nd Battalion, 7th Marines

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines

Federal judge says Los Angeles Guard/Marine deployment likely unlawful

| Importance: 6/10

A federal district judge in Northern California ruled on June 12, 2025, that the Trump administration’s federalization of California National Guard and deployment of 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles likely violated the Posse Comitatus Act and principles of federalism. The judge found the …

U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.) State of California Governor Gavin Newsom Department of Defense 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines +2 more civil-military courts emergency-powers posse-comitatus federalism +2 more
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USNI: Marines deploy to downtown Los Angeles

| Importance: 6/10

Defense Secretary Hegseth deployed 700 Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (Twentynine Palms) to downtown Los Angeles on June 9, joining 2,100 National Guard troops as Task Force 51 under Maj. Gen. Sherman. Tasked with protecting federal property/personnel amid immigration protests, not law …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines U.S. Northern Command Task Force 51 Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman +1 more domestic-deployment domestic-operations military civil-military
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