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Newsom Denied Day In Court In Latest Trump Battle Over Troops In LA As Judge Punts: “You Are Going To Tell Me What To Do,” He Informs DOJ & State Lawyers
In the fog of jurisdictional war, the legal battle between the CA Governor & POTUS over troops in the streets in LA took a judicial pause today
Just hours after an Appeals Court shut down the California Governor’s attempt to obtain a temporary restraining order on POTUS’ control of National Guard troops, Newsom has seen hopes of a quick work around dashed by a federal judge. Adding a further wrinkle in what has been by any measure a proceeding draining its relevance by the day as tensions in LA over the troops’ downtown presence lessen even as ICE raid intensify, Judge Breyer left the next move a hanging chad of sorts. Despite what local law enforcement and the likes of the Mayor and Newsom have very loudly said, the White House has justified its actions by claiming things had spiraled out of control in LA with the response to the ICE raids of June 6, and the feds had to step in fast.
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