Supreme Court won’t allow National Guard deployment to Chicago in major loss for Trump

 https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5661555-supreme-court-blocks-trump-guard/

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled President Trump may not deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area for now amid his push for military troops to patrol the streets of Democratic-led cities, a major loss for the president at the high court.   

Solicitor General D. John Sauer had argued that the statute Trump invoked to call up the troops was lawful and consistent with a “long historical tradition” tracing back to President George Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion.   

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the unsigned order reads. 

The court explained that to justify calling up the National Guard, a president must be unable to execute laws with the regular forces of the U.S. military. 

That would require “exceptional” circumstances because of the Posse Comitatus Act, a centuries-old law that generally bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement.