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A US appeals court ruled on Wednesday that National Guard Deployed in WashingtonThe DC has been allowed to continue for now, putting a stay on the lower court’s decision that had ordered its termination.
The ruling was handed down by a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit trump His argument may prevail that in D.C., a federal district, the President “has a unique power” to mobilize the Guard. The ruling blocks implementation of a Nov. 20 opinion and order by U.S. District Court Judge Zia Cobb. Cobb had ruled that the deployment illegally interfered with the authority of local officials to direct law enforcement in the district.
The unanimous 32-page decision said other factors also favored the Trump administration, including the “disruption to the lives of thousands of service members,” adding that “the President had an interest in protecting federal government functions and property within the nation’s capital.”
The judges found that the district “has not identified any ongoing injury to its statutory interests.”
Wednesday’s ruling is not final, but it acknowledged that the Trump administration has a strong case for its appeal based on factors examined by the court.