"President Donald Trump violated federal law when he deployed military troops to Los Angeles, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday in a case brought by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The lawsuit challenged the deployment of thousands of National Guard members and U.S. Marines to Southern California following protests over immigration raids. In his 52 page opinion, Breyer said evidence at trial clearly established that the armed soldiers were being used to conduct police functions in violation of the1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the military from being used against civilians."
""The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by protective armor) and military vehicles to set up protective perimeters and traffic blockades, engage in crowd control, and otherwise demonstrate a military presence in and around Los Angeles," Breyer wrote. "In short, Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act.""
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law by deploying military troops to Los Angeles. The lawsuit was filed by Gov. Gavin Newsom challenging deployment of thousands of National Guard members and U.S. Marines after protests over immigration raids. The judge issued a 52 page opinion finding that evidence at trial established armed soldiers were used to perform police functions in violation of the1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which bars military use against civilians. Trial evidence showed soldiers in protective armor and military vehicles setting up perimeters, traffic blockades, crowd control, and otherwise demonstrating a military presence. The judge noted troops also were sent to Washington, D.C., and threats were made to dispatch them to Oakland and San Francisco. A three-day trial was held on the issue and Newsom celebrated the ruling on X.
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