Supreme Court won't allow National Guard deployment to Chicago in major loss for Trump
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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 in an apparent 6-3 decision...
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