Appeals Court Allows Trump’s National Guard Deployment in LA

The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump can maintain temporary control over the California National Guard in response to anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests. 

The Details: While the unanimous ruling validated Trump’s deployment order of the California National Guard to Los Angeles, it did not support his administration’s argument that the move should be exempt from judicial review. 

For Context: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) filed a lawsuit last week in an unsuccessful attempt to block the initial deployments – the first federal National Guard deployments without gubernatorial approval since 1965. Opponents widely argued that Trump violated the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution, given that the National Guard isn’t federally based. Two of the three appeals panel judges – Mark Bennett and Eric Miller – were appointed by Trump during his first presidency.

How The Media Covered It: New York Post (Lean Right bias) stated that Newsom “whined” about Trump’s actions. It also emphasized sections of the court’s statement that frame the deployments more favorably, such as “before the deployment of the National Guard, protesters ‘pinned down’ several federal officers and threw ‘concrete chunks, bottles of liquid, and other objects’ at the officers.” Time Magazine (Lean Left) highlighted a section of the statement that says, “nothing in our decision addresses the nature of the activities in which the federalized National Guard may engage,” emphasizing where the court did not rule in Trump’s favor. The Hill (Center) led its article with Trump’s response to the ruling but included statements of opposition from both Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D).

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