US EditionDeployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation’s capital can continue: judge
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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The deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in the country's capital may continue, according to a judge
Judge 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 …
Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation's capital can continue, judge rules
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.
Ottumwa Courier
Judge considers challenge to West Virginia National Guard deployment in the nation's capital
A hearing is underway in West Virginia over the deployment of the state National Guard to Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting efforts. A state judge in Charleston will hear arguments Monday in a civic group’s lawsuit.…
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