The Supreme Court asked the Trump administration and the state of Illinois on Wednesday for additional briefs about the meaning of the words “regular forces” in the language of the law President Donald Trump invoked in his bid to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.
Earlier this month, the administration requested the high court lift a lower court’s block of the federalization and deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, as part of Trump’s efforts to protect federal assets and personnel from unruly protests over immigration operations in various Democrat-led cities. Rather than weighing in on the challenge, the Supreme Court issued an order this week seeking additional briefs on how both sides understand the term “regular forces” before it decides on the administration’s petition to
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