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https://www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-troops-blocked?A federal judge ordered Trump to call off the troops in Los Angeles, telling the government at a hearing: "What makes America great is our Constitution."
Adam Klasfeld
Jun 12, 2025
Donald Trump has new marching orders from a federal judge: Call off the troops.
What makes America great is our Constitution, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer remarked during a hearing in which he repeatedly compared Trumps actions to that of a monarch.
After the hearing concluded, Judge Breyer released a written order that surprised few court-watchers.
At this early stage of the proceedings, the Court must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions. He did not, Breyer wrote. His actions were illegalboth exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California forthwith.
The judge paused his order from taking effect until noon on Friday.
We live in response to a monarchy
On June 9, California and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) filed a federal lawsuit over Trumps militarized response to Los Angeles protests over the White Houses immigration agenda.
Ignoring the governors objections, Trump seized control of 4,000 members of the California National Guard and deployed them along with 700 active-duty Marines to downtown Los Angeles. Newsom said that California could not wait any longer for the judiciary to call off Trumps illegal and unconstitutional actions.
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Contrasting a system of unreviewable executive power to one where the president is bound by the law, Breyer exclaimed: Thats the difference between a constitutional government and King George!
(my edit: love this right before No Kings protests!)
Much more at link
(This apparently just applies to the Natl Guard and not the Marines.)

Ocelot II
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William769
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pat_k
(11,319 posts)I have no idea what they'll do. Use it as another opportunity to make an unsupported decision to hand autocratic control to the 47 regime and tear another freedom from us on the "shadow docket"? Or will they say this is a bridge too far?
I suspect we will learn the answer tomorrow.
Or perhaps they'll pull some manoeuver to keep the troops on the ground through the weekend pending decision "real soon now."
SheltieLover
(69,698 posts)Gawd how I detest them.
pat_k
(11,319 posts)They appealed to the 9th and caught a three judge panel made up of two 45 and one Biden appointee. The panel stayed Judge Breyer's order to June 17, when they will hold a hearing. That will be with a randomly selected panel of 11 with the Chief Judge of the Circuit presiding.
FWIW, the entire circuit is 29 members:
10 appointed by Trump
3 appointed by GWB
The rest Clinton, Obama, or Biden
So the odds of sanity ruling at this level is somewhat better than 50% 50%.
But the damage done by leaving the guard under orders of the 47 regime for another five days is enormous.
SheltieLover
(69,698 posts)Sickening.
No mistake that shitstsin's behavior was not stoppef BEFORE 6/14 NoKings protests!
Ty for the info.
William769
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SheltieLover
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SheltieLover
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flamingdem
(40,502 posts)We shall see but this is a relief for now.
I'm pretty sure the regime would be toast at the 9th, and they know it.
The 9th has 29 judges
10 appointed by Trump
3 appointed by GWB
The rest Clinton, Obama, or Biden
They'll take another shot at SCOTUS handing them autocratic power in an unsupported decision on the shadow docket.
Or at a minimum, the black robbed traitors on the court can probably be counted on to pull some manoeuver to keep regime-ordered troops on the ground through the weekend as they "deliberate."
But who knows? Perhaps this will be a bridge too far for the likes of Roberts and Coney Barrett.
pat_k
(11,319 posts)The three judge panel they caught included two 45 and one Biden appointee, which provides a bit of an explanation for the asshole ruling. (They stayed Judge Breyer's order to June 17.)
National Guard will remain under Trumps control through the weekend as legal battle draws out
In a late-night ruling, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals paused a court order that would have required President Trump to return control of thousands of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
https://www.latimes.com/california/live/los-angeles-protests-immigration-raid-live-updates
Unless they do something different from normal, the hearing will be with a randomly selected panel of 11 with the Chief Judge of the Circuit presiding.
FWIW, the entire circuit is 29 members:
10 appointed by Trump
3 appointed by GWB
The rest Clinton, Obama, or Biden
So the odds of sanity ruling at this level is somewhat better than 50% 50%.
But the damage done by leaving the guard under orders of the 47 regime for another five days is enormous.
Can't we have a wee little victory once in a while?!
Beetwasher.
(3,159 posts)We hope.
usonian
(18,255 posts)C Moon
(12,911 posts)calimary
(86,625 posts)Or both. Just absolutely spectacular beauty!
Monarch butterflies are some of what makes me believe theres a God. Who else would make something like that?
usonian
(18,255 posts)But they do land on those flowers! Only time to photograph them.
They love to criss-cross my driveway all day, at high speed, so I check out whatever wild flowers are blooming.
I won't comment on religious matters in this forum.
Demovictory9
(36,199 posts)Paladin
(30,701 posts)Doodley
(11,053 posts)Cha
(311,833 posts)May it Hold And May the Marines deployment get Blocked.
TY Amaryllis
Zorro
(17,543 posts)if Trump declared martial law Friday because of events in the Middle East.
Of course that wouldn't make sense, but that wouldn't really stop him.
ailsagirl
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SleeplessinSoCal
(10,100 posts)He's redeploying them to the border.
Well done Governor!
Rhiannon12866
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Newsom reacts to federal court's ruling against Trump's National Guard use in L.A. - Full Speech - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki
https://democraticunderground.com/132150246