Judge Charles Breyer

Ninth Circuit Stays District Court Ruling Against LA Deployment

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Three-judge panel unanimously reverses Judge Breyer’s ruling blocking 4,000 Guard and 700 Marines in LA. Court accepts Trump’s claim protesters ‘pinned down’ federal officers, threw concrete chunks. Applies ’extremely deferential standard’ despite no evidence ICE …

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First Major Court Battle Over National Guard Deployment Authority

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Federal District Court in D.C. issued a landmark ruling challenging Trump administration’s unilateral National Guard deployment powers. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump violated the Posse Comitatus Act by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles for immigration …

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