US EditionJudge Allows West Virginia National Guard Deployment to Continue in Washington DC
Judge Richard D. Lindsay upheld the deployment amid legal challenges over authority, with over 300 Guard members aiding crime-fighting despite a Justice Department report of a 30-year low in violent crime.
- A judge allowed the continued deployment of over 300 West Virginia National Guard members to Washington, D.C., as ruled by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Richard D. Lindsay.
- A judge allowed over 300 West Virginia National Guard members to remain deployed in Washington, D.C., after a lawsuit by the West Virginia Citizen Action Group challenged the authority of the governor to initiate the deployment.
- The lawsuit argued that under state law, the governor could only deploy the National Guard for specific purposes such as natural disasters, but it was claimed that the deployment was authorized under federal law.
- Despite the deployment, the assertion of a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. is contested, as the Department of Justice stated that violent crime there is at a 30-year low.
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Judge Upholds West Virginia National Guard Deployment to DC
A West Virginia judge on Nov. 10 allowed the state’s governor to continue deploying members of the state’s National Guard to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. In Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay issued a ruling from the bench orally dismissing West Virginia Citizen Action Group’s lawsuit against Gov. Patrick Morrisey. “The question before this court is whether or not state law allows West Vi…
The deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in the country's capital may continue, according to a judge
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Military TimesJudge allows deployment of West Virginia Guard in DC to continue
A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities.Kanawha County Circuit Judge Richard D. Lindsay made the ruling after hearing arguments in a lawsuit by a civic organization that argued Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey exceeded his authority when he authorized …
A West Virginia court is preparing to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the deployment of the State National Guard to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to send the army to Democratic-ruled cities. Monday afternoon’s hearing is the third in the last three weeks in Charleston on the state’s response to Trump’s efforts to combat crime, which have unleashed a whirlwind of overlapping lawsuit…
Judge rules WV National Guard’s deployment in D.C. is lawful; dismisses case without prejudice • West Virginia Watch
Members of the National Guard walk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images)Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay dismissed a…
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