Court: National Guard Police Actions in California Illegal

Tuesday, September 02, 2025

A federal judge on Tuesday barred President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in California to execute law-enforcement actions there, including making arrests, searching locations, and crowd control. The ruling came in connection with a lawsuit by the state of California challenging Trump's deployment of the Guard to deal with protests in Los Angeles over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies. Judge Charles Breyer said that Trump's deployment of the troops violated the federal Posse Comitatus Act.

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Are guard members trained on local and state laws and law enforcement policies? Have they been trained on respecting the civil rights of detainees? Why would anyone think they should be used from law enforcement without such training?

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-09-02 11:07 AM

Pedo 47's admin vows to defy judge's order: 'The military will remain in LA'

www.rawstory.com

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-09-02 11:58 AM

Of course it's illegal.

Dear Leader thinks he is above the law and violates it regularly.

And maga morons cheer him on.

He told us he was gonna do it. Everyone told him it was against the law the constitution everything that America stands for. He did it anyway and we now have to prove him wrong over and over and over in a court of Law because Congress is not doing its job or its duty.

That's the deal. For 3 more years (unless we retake the House).

Thanks America. You voted for the FAFO.

This is (some of)the FO part.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-02 12:05 PM

Trump can't be bothered to learn or understand the law. He just does what he wants and then lets the courts rule against him all the way up to the bought and paid for SCOTUS. Costs us, but not him. He doesn't care one bit.

#4 | Posted by YAV at 2025-09-02 12:08 PM

This headline will be repeated for state after state in November, 2026, after the seizure of ballots and voting equipment, in an attempt to nullify the 2026 mid-terms, in which the bubbling Dems defeat their MAGA opponents, who by then cannot avoid the tidal waves of chaos generated by a badly dressed, fat orange criminal insurrectionist and golf cheat...

#5 | Posted by catdog at 2025-09-02 12:23 PM

Well, at the least, Trump is making sure them SCOTUS Justices gotta WORK for that RV, err...paycheck.

#6 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-09-02 12:23 PM

Now, onward to Chicago, another Democrat voting bloc and another flexing his muscle in the courts. Trump is enjoying this.

#7 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-09-02 12:48 PM

Batter up, Chicago!

#8 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-09-02 12:50 PM

Batter up, Chicago!

#8 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Yup. Chicago is going to show you how it's done.

It's gonna be just like in the movies!

Stock up on the popcorn.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-02 12:58 PM

Trump is enjoying this.

POSTED BY TWINPAC

Or he is gonna stroke out when things don't go his way again.

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-02 01:00 PM

Blatant violation of Posse Comitatus Act.

#11 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-09-02 01:01 PM

Re 4

Nailed it!

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-02 01:04 PM

Since all these actions are illegal, Trump should be charged. Illegal is illegal as in immigrants are equally illegal, so should politicians.

#13 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-09-02 01:42 PM

them SCOTUS Justices gotta WORK for that RV, err...paycheck.

#6 | POSTED BY HORSTNGRABEN

It won't be cheap. It will take some real effort to twist themselves into a pretzel in order to overrule this one.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-02 01:53 PM

"them SCOTUS Justices gotta WORK for that RV"

Pretty cheap for billions of dollars of decisions.

More like Clearance Thomas.

#15 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-09-02 01:59 PM

In other news:
GOOGLE AI Overview: In Mexico it is illegal to burn the national flag and other national symbols

. The act is considered a criminal offense under Mexico's federal law and can result in imprisonment or fines.

#16 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-09-03 12:31 AM

In other news:

Completely irrelevant news, you mean?

#17 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-09-03 12:37 AM

". The act is considered a criminal offense under Mexico's federal law and can result in imprisonment or fines."

And? Do you have any point to make?

In Thailand it is illegal to disparage their king. So ------ what?

#18 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-09-03 03:04 AM

"Worse yet, the lack of resistance from Congress or the courts suggests that there is little, if anything, to prevent Trump from expanding hiNo checks and balances as the Foubding Fathers intended. Mike Johmson is just a puppet; a spineless puppet! Namcy Pelosi was many things and the eight wing crazies hated her, hunted for her back in the Jan. 6 coup attempt but she was never a soineless coward like Mike Johnson.

#19 | Posted by danni at 2025-09-03 08:31 AM

Yup. Chicago is going to show you how it's done.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-02 12:58 PM | Reply | Flag:

Like DC did???

#20 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-09-03 08:36 AM

Defying the stupid courts and getting things done.

According to our court system, enforcement of the law is actually always illegal. Hilarious anyone actually believes any of their bogus rulings.

#21 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-09-03 09:07 AM

Defying the stupid courts and getting things done.

#21 | POSTED BY THEBULL

I don't understand why you just don't out and say that you want a dictator and no Constitution.

Scared?

#22 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-03 09:35 AM

This headline will be repeated for state after state
I don't think so. Now that SCOTUS has ruled that judgements for defendants in District Court is limited only to named defendants, I suspect AGs from blue states will all join in on the next case and all subsequent cases headed to the SCOTUS.

#23 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-09-03 10:49 AM

Like DC did???

#20 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Like LA did.

Congress retains control over the District's budget and can review and overturn local legislation. This unique status means D.C. residents lack full representation in Congress and are subject to federal jurisdiction, a core issue in the ongoing D.C. statehood movement.

Congress should have done some about the crime and homeless in DC ages ago.

LA is better example.

Governor Pritzker is a force to be reckoned with. And Mayor Johnson has already signed an EO to resist.

Stand back and stand by.

#24 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-03 11:40 AM

Sep 2, 2025
Governor Newsom secures federal court victory, Trump's use of National Guard in Los Angeles illegal

"Today, the court sided with democracy and the Constitution. No president is a king " not even Trump " and no president can trample a state's power to protect its people. As the court today ruled, Trump is breaking the law by creating a national police force with the President as its chief.' That's exactly what we've been warning about for months. There is no rampant lawlessness in California, and in fact, crime rates are higher in Republican-led states. Trump's attempt to use federal troops as his personal police force is illegal, authoritarian, and must be stopped in every courtroom across this country."
Governor Gavin Newsom

#25 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-03 12:06 PM

#21 | Posted by THEBULL

I know all you ignorant mouth-breathing MAGAT ----- don't get farther than the 2nd amendment, but there's this pesky thing called THE CONSTITUTION.

PEDO DONNIE can go ---- himself.

#26 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-03 11:07 PM

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