Overview
- U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that President Trump overstepped his powers by placing California National Guard units under federal control for the Los Angeles deployment.
- The order requires returning command to Governor Gavin Newsom, though its effect is paused until Monday to give the government time to appeal.
- About 100 California guardspeople remain under federal control in Los Angeles, down from roughly 4,000 mobilized in the summer.
- The White House maintains the president can deploy troops in response to what it calls violent unrest and signaled it will contest the ruling.
- Multiple related lawsuits are pending in other cities, creating the prospect that the dispute over federal and state authority could reach the Supreme Court.