Brookings warns on legal limits of putting soldiers on Los Angeles streets
Brookings June 26, 2025, analysis warned Trump’s deployment of 700 Marines and 4,000 federalized National Guard to LA violates Posse Comitatus Act. Trump invoked 10 USC §12406 (not Insurrection Act) claiming “inherent constitutional authority” to protect federal property. California alleged violations - Guard accompanied ICE on 75% of missions, formed security perimeters, detained civilians. Ninth Circuit accepted Trump’s “unable with regular forces” claim despite no evidence ICE raids were thwarted.
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- How can the president put soldiers on the streets of Los Angeles? (2025-06-26)
- What to Know About the Los Angeles Military Deployment (2025-06-25)
- Is Donald Trump's Troop Deployment to Los Angeles Legal? (2025-06-10)
- 5 things to know as Newsom and Trump go back to court over the National Guard in LA (2025-08-11)
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