After protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, President Donald Trump took the contentious step of mobilizing thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of US Marines in response. However,

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined an amicus brief with leaders from 20 other states Thursday supporting California’s request for a court order blocking President Trump's deployment of the National Guard.

Trump ordered to return control of National Guard troops to Gavin Newsom after ‘illegal’ order over LA protests - State argues Trump broke federal law by calling in 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles protests,

Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to quell LA protests is a rare exercise of presidential power.

California has challenged the administration’s move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.

There is a strong set of norms that has restrained presidents from using federal troops in domestic situations. But Trump shows no respect for norms.

President Donald Trump has unilaterally summoned thousands of members of the California National Guard into federal service in response to the protests and riots that have broken out in Los Angeles over his immigration crackdowns.

The states say Trump's actions implicate their interest in "ensuring that the deployment of their National Guard units is governed by the rule of law, and not the whims of the President." The post ‘Unlimited claim of presidential authority’: States tag team with Newsom to bash Trump’s National Guard action as a threat to ‘foundational American traditions’ first appeared on Law & Crime.