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Supreme Court won’t allow National Guard deployment to Chicago in major loss for Trump

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5661555-supreme-court-blocks-trump-guard/

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled President Trump may not deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area for now amid his push for military troops to patrol the streets of Democratic-led cities, a major loss for the president at the high court.

After more than two months of consideration, the court refused to pause a district judge’s ruling temporarily blocking hundreds of National Guard members from being federalized and deployed across Illinois, rejecting the government’s emergency request.

Warl0k3 @lemmy.world - 24hr

Well fuck me, didn't see THAT ruling coming. Maybe someone should check they've not come down with some severe illness, like a brain tumor or morals

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anomnom @sh.itjust.works - 7hr

They only ruled this way once the “mission” was over.

I expect this to be the plan to whitewash the SCROTUS when the option exists.

It’s also why they are delaying judgements and reversing stays with the shadow docket. So they can rule against future non-republican administrations on the same suits.

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Sir_Kevin @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 23hr

On the next episode of Murica.. The NationaI Guαrd gets depIoyed to Chicαgo!

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Archangel1313 @lemmy.ca - 19hr

Are they going to have to make separate rulings for every city Trump wants to invade, or does this decision apply to all of them?

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blueduck - 18hr

This ruling upholds the Circuit Court order barring the use of national guard forces specifically in Chicago.

A separate order was issued in the ninth circuit barring the use of national guard forces in Portland. That has been appealed and was waiting for this decision.

It’s unlikely the administration will prevail in lifting the order in Portland now that this decision was made against their favor.

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Archangel1313 @lemmy.ca - 17hr

Yeah, that's kind of what I was asking. I know that a lower court has also ruled that deploying them in DC was also illegal...pending appeal. And if I recall, they said the same thing about California...also still pending appeal, or something.

It really does seem like they're going to have to get the Super Court involved in every state, separately...even though the rulings are all based on the same arguments.

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blueduck - 16hr

Well to be fair, SCOTUS hasn’t ruled on the merits yet. This decision just upholds the lower court’s TRO.

If the court grants cert for the actual case, we’d see some kind of precedent established. It’s very unlikely they’d rule narrowly and limit the scope to a single deployment since the administration’s argument is consistent across all of them.

Using national guard forces to protect federal buildings and employees because local law enforcement can’t or won’t

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BarneyPiccolo @lemmy.today - 14hr

At some point, one of the PedoCon justices will make a statement about the kind of case they'd like to handle, and some MAGA law firm will craft a case with the proper language, and SCOTUS will approve it, and we'll all be under military control.

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JusticeForPorygon - 22hr

Same vibes as "Supreme Court recognizes Cherokee Nation as sovereign state"

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SanctimoniousApe @lemmings.world - 23hr

Wow, you know Trump's reached the end of his rope when even his rubber stamp court runs out of ink!

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Eat_Your_Paisley @lemmy.world - 24hr

Maybe one of the liberal justices put a their gun on the table to start the negotiations

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SendMePhotos @lemmy.world - 22hr

Careful with that. That will truly begin civil war and martial law. With the first round comes massive force. Tread carefully. This ain't no game.

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SanctimoniousApe @lemmings.world - 23hr

Nah, I don't think any of them are capable of acting crazy enough to be a believable threat. Trump's just blown way past even the most patient & indulgent parent's limits & it's finally gotten to the point where they're embarrassed enough to actually... you know... PARENT.

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Eat_Your_Paisley @lemmy.world - 23hr

My hypothesis is way more fun though

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SanctimoniousApe @lemmings.world - 22hr

Can't argue that - would love to see it happen.

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Log in | Sign up - 19hr

Too little, too late, scotus. Who will listen to you protest now? Donald "immunity for official presidential acts" trump or Pete "suggesting troops disobey illegal orders is treason" Hegseth?

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laranis @lemmy.zip - 18hr

"Won't allow"

BWAAHAhahahaha ha ha ha. Oh. Oh, that's rich. Defunct group of judges who made a series of decisions that shit all over the law now indicate that someone can't do something because of the law that they have no physical power to enforce. Oh, thanks for the laugh, SCOTUS.

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Floodedwomb @lemmy.world - 17hr

SCOTUS has the power to deputize their own agents in order to enforce it's rulings.

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frongt @lemmy.zip - 18hr

"John Roberts has made his decision. Now let him enforce it" -- Trump, probably, if he was educated. But it'll probably be Stephen Miller saying that to himself right now.

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Avid Amoeba - 23hr

That's odd.

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