Overview

• Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed the lawsuit alleging National Guard units are patrolling neighborhoods, conducting searches, and making arrests in violation of federal law.
• D.C. reports that over 2,200 Guard members from seven states and the District are on the streets under orders President Trump said were to restore law, order and public safety.
• The complaint argues that statutes limiting military involvement in domestic policing apply and points to a recent California ruling that deemed a Los Angeles Guard deployment unlawful.
• This case follows an earlier D.C. suit challenging the federal move to place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct control.
• Political leaders including House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker reject similar deployments to Chicago, signaling further legal pushback.