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August 12, 2025

Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act by Deploying Troops to L.A.
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In California, a federal judge is hearing arguments about whether
President Trump violated federal law when he deployed the National Guard
and active-duty Marines to suppress the protests in Los Angeles against
his mass deportation campaign. Governor Gavin Newsom is arguing that
Trump's order violated an 1878 law known as the Posse Comitatus Act,
which prevents the president from using the military as a police force
against civilians. According to the Pentagon, 250 National Guard members
remain deployed in California. Click here to see our interview with the
California attorney general.


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