Appeals Court Delivers Huge Win For Trump In High-Profile Legal Battle

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Appeals Court Delivers Huge Win For Trump In High-Profile Legal Battle

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By Mark Steffen
June 20, 2025

In a significant win for the Trump administration, a federal appeals court has vindicated President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize thousands of National Guard soldiers and deploy them to the streets of Los Angeles, where more than a week of rioting resulted in the destruction of businesses, attacks on police officers, and even the death of one participant.

The decision, issued late Thursday night, lets Trump keep control of approximately 4,000 members of the California National Guard who were called up to bring an end to the riots. The move was quickly condemned by Governor Newsom, who sued to keep control of the soldiers and accused the president of acting “unlawfully.”

However, a three-member panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with Newsom, unanimously concluding that President Trump was within his authority to direct the troops.

While U.S. presidents do not hold unlimited authority to direct members of the U.S. military into the nation’s streets, the court agreed that administration officials presented enough evidence to prove it was necessary in this case, citing action by violent protestors.

“The undisputed facts demonstrate that before the deployment of the National Guard, protesters ‘pinned down’ several federal officers and threw ‘concrete chunks, bottles of liquid, and other objects’ at the officers. Protesters also damaged federal buildings and caused the closure of at least one federal building. And a federal van was attacked by protesters who smashed in the van’s windows,” the court wrote, according to the AP. “The federal government’s interest in preventing incidents like these is significant.”

Trump cheered the decision on Truth Social, calling it a “BIG WIN” for L.A.

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[Free Vulcan]

Why is this even a question? I remember when the put the NG under control of the President either in the Clinton or W admin I believe, and their was no question the Prez had supremacy.

This is a court case that didn't need be tried, and an activist judge trying to interfere with Executive powers and policy.

[Canuck Conservative]

administration officials presented enough evidence to prove it was necessary in this case, citing action by violent protestors

Oh, the irony ... if the Leftists hadn't rioted, then the Court would have ruled that Pres. Trump didn't have a valid reason to call up the NG. But they did, giving him the power.

This leaves the Leftist "protesters" with a dilemma ... the more violent they get, the more they give Pres. Trump justification to call up more forces to squash them

But if they don't get violent, the protests are ignored

LOL ... one thing for sure, it won't be Minneapolis 2.0 all summer!