Legal Framework

United States Constitution — Tenth Amendment

Reserves to the states and the people all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government, establishing the principle of federalism and limiting federal overreach.

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Illegal National Guard Deployments to Los Angeles and Attempted Deployment to Chicago

The administration deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles without the governor's consent, and attempted to send Texas National Guard troops to Chicago. Federal courts …

  • Approximately 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines were deployed to Los Angeles beginning June 7, 2025 — the first federal activation …
  • A federal judge ordered the deployment ended and called the mission 'profoundly un-American,' ruling it illegal.