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Judge found out on Tuesday Donald Trump He took illegal action when he federal National Guard and deployed some Marines to address anti-immigration and customs enforcement riots and protests in California.
Judge Charles Breyer’s opinion responded to his remarks made during the three-day trial last month when he asked the president when he could use the military for family purposes.
“I go back to what I really bothered: What are the limiting factors of using this power?” Breyer asked during the trial.
Trump in June provided support to the federal government for federal authorities in support of immigration attacks in California, despite strong opposition from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Trump and News Services vying for National Guard to be tried in California
Archives – Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference in Oakland, California. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Breyer’s decision was removed from office by most National Guard members since then. lawyer California However, 300 of them remained in the trial, which they believed was a “important” number.
“This is certainly enough soldiers to constitute a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act,” a state attorney said.
While the judge’s decision may have the least impact on the California base, it is due to Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deploying National Guard members in Washington, D.C. and threatening to treat street crime in other blue cities. The Trump administration may file a ruling appeal to Brell, which could lead to an unconventional use of the government’s National Guard by the Ninth Circuit Court of the U.S. Court of Appeals, and even the Supreme Court.
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In this composite image, the California National Guard patrolled Los Angeles in June 2025, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke on July 1, 2025. (Getty Image)
Breyer, a Clinton-appointed man and brother of retired free justice Stephen Breyer, said Trump violated the 150-year-old law, the Posse Comitatus Act, which says the military is not usually able to engage in domestic law enforcement.
During the trial, a witness, Major General Scott Sherman, who oversees National Guard activities in California testified that soldiers were trained in how to comply with the POSSE COMITATUS ACT, which Breyer said suggests is related to the lawsuit. The Trump administration said the law does not apply to the case.
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The judge’s ruling was a quick stop in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which prompted Trump and Hegseth National Guard Back to the news.
The Court of Appeal found that the court must “high respect” the president when reviewing his deployment in the National Guard. The Trump administration may appeal Brell’s decision, meaning the Ninth Circuit could be asked again to weigh Trump’s use of the military in California.
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