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LetMyPeopleVote

(174,270 posts)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:32 PM 17 hrs ago

Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

The Trump administration says troops are needed to protect immigration agents in the Chicago area, a move that local officials strongly object to.



https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-deploy-national-guard-illinois-rcna238630

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials.

The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency request made by the administration, which said the troops are needed to protect federal agents involved in immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.

In doing so, the court at least provisionally rejected the Trump administration’s view that the situation on the ground is so chaotic that it justifies invoking a federal law that allows the president to call National Guard troops into federal service in extreme situations.

Those circumstances can include when “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion” or “the president is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”

Among the issues in the case is what the term “regular forces” means, something the Supreme Court focused on in an order issued on Oct. 29 asking for additional briefing. The question is whether the law only allows for the National Guard to be called up if regular military forces are unable to restore order, or whether the phrase refers to law enforcement.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago OP
Here is a link to the ruling LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #1
Fuck the 3!! aeromanKC 17 hrs ago #2
Good 👍 MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #3
Wow.. this is a surprise.. Turing down Cha 16 hrs ago #4
Maybe, just maybe the justices are realizing the danger they've put themselves in MarineCombatEngineer 16 hrs ago #5
Well, when you put it that way.. Cha 16 hrs ago #6
K&R for, well well but "preliminary/provisional" UTUSN 16 hrs ago #7
From Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #8

Cha

(316,437 posts)
4. Wow.. this is a surprise.. Turing down
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:18 PM
16 hrs ago

Traitor's Attempt to Fuck with Gov Pritzker's State.

TY

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,552 posts)
5. Maybe, just maybe the justices are realizing the danger they've put themselves in
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:23 PM
16 hrs ago

by granting near total immunity to Flim Flam Man.
Because of their ruling, Flim Flam Man could have them arrested and removed from the bench and there's not really a thing they can do about it.
Maybe their waking up to this fact.
Hey, a fellow can dream can't they?

Cha

(316,437 posts)
6. Well, when you put it that way..
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:30 PM
16 hrs ago

Traitor could do it on a whim just to show how "powerful" he is.. and Turn on former allies like in the blink of his ugly eye.

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