Newsom Seeks Immediate Court Block of Trump’s Deployment of Marines, National Guard in LA

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to block the Department of Defense and President Donald Trump from federalizing the California National Guard and deploying U.S. Marines to Los Angeles, following violent confrontations between immigration enforcement officers and protesters. Newsom’s request for the temporary restraining order, filed on June 10 in federal court in California, argues that Trump’s June 7 memorandum invoking 10 U.S.C. § 12406—a provision that lets the president call the National Guard in cases of “rebellion” and situations where regular forces are unable to enforce U.S. laws—is unlawful. The complaint cites a lack of a qualifying rebellion, improper bypass of the governor, and likely violations of the Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the use of active duty armed forces and federalized National Guard for civilian law enforcement....