A federal appeals court panel Tuesday sharply questioned Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) lawsuit aimed at barring President Donald Trump from federalizing the California National Guard and deploying it to Los Angeles.
Newsom and California officials filed a lawsuit against Trump last week, with U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issuing a temporary restraining order ruling that Trump must return the California National Guard’s control to the state. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit quickly paused that order pending Tuesday’s virtual hearing.
Judges Mark Bennett, Eric Miller, and Jennifer Sung, two Trump appointees and a Biden appointee, respectively, appeared skeptical in their questioning of Samuel Harbourt, a lawyer for Newsom and the state of California, over the state’s arguments.
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