A federal judge has put a temporary halt to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, finding the president violated a bedrock American law known as the Posse Comitatus Act. At its height, there were over 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines deployed to LA, prompting Newsom to sue the administration. Newsom alleged the Trump administration violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a 1789 law that forbids the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement. Usually, National Guard troops are only deployed at the behest of state or city officials.

Source: Huffington Post September 02, 2025 15:11 UTC