Friday 13 June,2025
This report shared from the LA TIMES
Trump broke the law and must return control of National Guard to California Governor Newsom, court rules
- U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer delayed enforcement of the order until noon Friday, giving the Trump adminstration a chance to appeal the ruling to a higher court.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the ruling “a win for all Americans.”
President Trump broke the law when he mobilized thousands of members of the California National Guard to the streets of Los Angeles amid protests over immigration raids, and must return control of the troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco granted the state of California’s request for a temporary restraining order Thursday evening, but also delayed enforcement of the order until noon Friday, giving the Trump administration time to file an appeal with the U.S. 9th Circuit.
In a 36-page decision, Breyer wrote that Trump’s actions “were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.” Breyer added that he was “troubled by the implication” inherent in the Trump administration’s argument that “protest against the federal government, a core civil liberty protected by the First Amendment, can justify a finding of rebellion.”
