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Briefing|Justices Block National Guard Deployment in Chicago
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The Supreme Court said this afternoon that President Trump cannot, for now, deploy National Guard troops in Chicago over the objections of Illinois officials. The decision, while temporary, casts doubt on the legal viability of similar deployments in other cities.
Trump sent hundreds of Guard troops to Chicago in October to assist with a crackdown on crime and immigration, but their deployment was put on hold after the state of Illinois contested its legality. Now, in a three-page unsigned ruling, the court said that the administration had failed to show why the president should have broad discretion to deploy the state-based military force.
It was a rare departure from recent cases, in which the court’s conservative majority has sided with Trump in tests of presidential power. Three conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch — dissented.
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