SCOTUS Shoots Down Trump's Deployment
Of National Guardsmen To Chicago
Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 12/24/2025 7:24:54 PM
In a tough blow for the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court shot down a bid by President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. (snip) In its order the majority claimed that, "At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois." It further argued that Trump "has not invoked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act," and that, "Instead he relies on inherent constitutional authority that (snip) allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property."
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In a tough blow for the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court shot down a bid by President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. (snip) In its order the majority claimed that, "At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois." It further argued that Trump "has not invoked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act," and that, "Instead he relies on inherent constitutional authority that (snip) allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property."
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the Republican-led Georgia Election Board will have access to 2020 presidential ballots and documents, but it will have to cover the $400,000 cost of producing the materials. (snip) Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts told Fox5 that the elections were open and transparent, and he insisted all votes were counted. He also asserted that Fulton County taxpayers will not be on the hook for the $400,000 that the production of the documents are estimated to cost.
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Routine Federal immigration enforcement actions in Chicago were met with violent attacks on Federal property and enforcement personnel. In response, President Trump ordered the National Guard to Chicago for the limited purpose of protecting Federal personnel and property. The USSC majority's rationale for allowing a Resistance Judge's order staying this deployment raises several basic questions: (1) If the President lacks inherent authority to protect Federal personnel and property, what does s/he have inherent authority to do?; (2) Can the National Guard be used for limited protective purposes in the absence of an insurrection or general breakdown of law and order?; and (3) Do the three "Federalist judges" really prefer using regular military personnel (whose job is to kill foreign adversaries) to National Guard personnel (who are normal citizens trained and available to deal with civil disorders) for limited protective functions within the US?