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malaise

(292,257 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:28 PM Yesterday

6-3 -Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard

In Illinois

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-rejects-trumps-military-deployment-chicago-area-now-2025-12-23/

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6-3 -Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard (Original Post) malaise Yesterday OP

Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #1

Thanks- it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas malaise Yesterday #2

Once in a while, they get it right... Wounded Bear Yesterday #3

So there, you marmalade shartcannon you! greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #4

Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas, the "old guard" conservatives were the three in dissent. It might be thought that.... FadedMullet Yesterday #5

I think you're right. Wiz Imp Yesterday #7

All cases involving Trump it seems ITAL 23 hrs ago #9

Fellow optimist, let's keep hope alive. FadedMullet 21 hrs ago #11

How sick and strange newdeal2 Yesterday #8

Especially the strict "Constitutionalists" and the "States Rights" zealots. Hope for more Repub infighting. FadedMullet 21 hrs ago #12

that's something bigtree Yesterday #6

Alito and Thomas don't even need to show up. DFW 23 hrs ago #10

The Supreme Court Greg_In_SF 20 hrs ago #13

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,319 posts)

1. Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:31 PM

Yesterday

The Trump administration says troops are needed to protect immigration agents in the Chicago area, a move that local officials strongly object to.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-deploy-national-guard-illinois-rcna238630

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials.

The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency request made by the administration, which said the troops are needed to protect federal agents involved in immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.

In doing so, the court at least provisionally rejected the Trump administration’s view that the situation on the ground is so chaotic that it justifies invoking a federal law that allows the president to call National Guard troops into federal service in extreme situations.

Those circumstances can include when “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion” or “the president is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”

Among the issues in the case is what the term “regular forces” means, something the Supreme Court focused on in an order issued on Oct. 29 asking for additional briefing. The question is whether the law only allows for the National Guard to be called up if regular military forces are unable to restore order, or whether the phrase refers to law enforcement.

malaise

(292,257 posts)

2. Thanks- it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:33 PM

Yesterday

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Wounded Bear

(63,772 posts)

3. Once in a while, they get it right...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:34 PM

Yesterday

greatauntoftriplets

(178,590 posts)

4. So there, you marmalade shartcannon you!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:37 PM

Yesterday

We don't want your National Guard here in Illinois. Take your ICE thugs out of here too and leave us alone.

FadedMullet

(641 posts)

5. Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas, the "old guard" conservatives were the three in dissent. It might be thought that....

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:37 PM

Yesterday

......the three newer conservative justices may prove to be a little more flexible in the future. Or not, but I'm an optimist.

Wiz Imp

(8,750 posts)

7. I think you're right.

Reply to FadedMullet (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:53 PM

Yesterday

Alito, Thomas & Gorsuch have proven they will vote to rule the wrong way on EVERY SINGLE CASE! Roberts, Kavanaugh and Barret have all voted the right way on rare occasions, but can never be counted on to do the right thing.

ITAL

(1,251 posts)

9. All cases involving Trump it seems

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:03 PM

23 hrs ago

However, he's actually the most sympathetic justice toward Native Americans...maybe ever. People can be complicated.

FadedMullet

(641 posts)

11. Fellow optimist, let's keep hope alive.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:15 PM

21 hrs ago

newdeal2

(4,701 posts)

8. How sick and strange

Reply to FadedMullet (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:54 PM

Yesterday

The old school conservatives should be appalled by this administration trying to deploy the military against its people.

FadedMullet

(641 posts)

12. Especially the strict "Constitutionalists" and the "States Rights" zealots. Hope for more Repub infighting.

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:18 PM

21 hrs ago

bigtree

(93,315 posts)

6. that's something

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 03:51 PM

Yesterday

...looking forward to reporting on what this means for the future intentions to deploy, martial law, etc.

DFW

(59,689 posts)

10. Alito and Thomas don't even need to show up.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:06 PM

23 hrs ago

Everyone knows how they’ll vote, so why bother?

That being said, I guess Roberts, Cavanaugh and Phoney Carrot on occasion do not require a meteorologist in order to determine the direction of current gusts out at National Airport.

Greg_In_SF

(786 posts)

13. The Supreme Court

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:15 PM

20 hrs ago

has temporarily rejected President Trump's request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois

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