The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
The statute cited by the president only allows him to federalize national guard troops when he is unable to execute the laws of the United States with the regular military, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 majority held.
“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the Supreme Court found
Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the ruling.
The administration urged the justices to intervene in October after an appeals court left in place an order preventing Trump from sending troops into the area.
Several Democratic governors, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, have brought legal challenges to Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard within their state. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed troops to remain in Washington, D.C. while litigation continues in a Dec. 17 decision.
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