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Trump deployed troops to Los Angeles without invoking the Insurrection Act. Can he do that?
Legal scholars say Trump’s memo authorizing the deployment of National Guard and Marines may stretch presidential powers ...
What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about invoking it amid LA protests
Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and recent comments signal more sweeping executive actions are possible. Is ...
What is the Insurrection Act, and what happens if Trump uses it to quell LA protests?
Trump was asked by ABC News if he's prepared to use the 1807 Insurrection Act to curb protests against his immigration ...
Trump invoked Title 10 to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles. Here are the legal issues at play
President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ...
Los Angeles Protests: National Guard Has Detained Some Protesters
The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as ...
Politico3d
Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act. It’s only been done a handful of times in modern history.
President Donald Trump has said he may invoke the Insurrection Act, a law that grants the ... other executive authorities to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, along with 700 ...
NPR5d
The Insurrection Act is back on the table
The last time a President deployed the National Guard over a governor's objections was more than 50 years ago. Over the weekend, President Trump did just that — in California. He ordered 2,000 ...