[Opinion] ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Block Trump's Troop Deployment in Chicago

OPINION In these strange times: Trump seeks power to deploy troops in U.S. cities

Sabrina Haake On Nov. 10, the Trump administration submitted arguments to the Supreme Court claiming that no court—including the Supreme Court—can question Trump’s decision to deploy military troops against US cities.  Trump lawyers wrote that, “The President’s determination to call up the National Guard is a core exercise of his power as Commander in Chief over military affairs, based on an explicit delegation from Congress. That determination …

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Block Trump's Troop Deployment in Chicago

The ACLU and other civil liberties groups are urging the Supreme Court to block President Trump's attempt to deploy military troops into Chicago, arguing that the move violates long-standing limits on the use of military force against civilians and threatens First Amendment rights.