The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 delayed ruling on whether the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago is lawful.
Instead, the justices directed attorneys for the Trump administration, state of Illinois, and city of Chicago, to address what the term “regular forces” means in a federal law that allows the president to take command of state National Guard troops.
Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit on Oct. 6 after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth invoked Section 12406 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code to federalize up to 300 members of the Illinois National Guard and up to 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployment in Chicago….
Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Illinois
