Supreme Court Hearing Challenges Presidential National Guard Federalization Powers

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

Ongoing federal court cases challenge the president’s authority to unilaterally federalize state National Guard units, with multiple states filing legal challenges to Trump’s deployment of California’s National Guard. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the president likely has authority to federalize Guard troops, while 20 states argue this power violates constitutional principles of state sovereignty and federal-state balance.

Key Actors

Supreme Court State Governors Department of Defense California Governor New York Attorney General Letitia James Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Tags

national-guard constitutional-crisis separation-of-powers federal-state-relations

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