US EditionACLU-WV Sues over West Virginia National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.
The lawsuit claims Governor Morrisey exceeded authority by deploying 300-400 National Guard members to D.C. amid a political initiative despite crime rates being at a 30-year low, legal experts say.
- On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed a lawsuit to halt the West Virginia National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C. on behalf of West Virginia Citizen Action Group.
- Governor Patrick Morrisey ordered 300 to 400 Guard members to Washington, D.C. Saturday, supporting President Donald Trump's earlier declared 'crime emergency' and federal law enforcement takeover.
- Plaintiffs contend the governor exceeded his authority, noting West Virginia law shaped by the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain limits out-of-state Guard deployments.
- The case was assigned to Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay in Kanawha County Circuit Court as plaintiffs seek to restore the rule of law and return Guard members to West Virginia communities.
- Federal officials contacted West Virginia on August 15, and subsequently, Governor Patrick Morrisey joined five other Republican governors sending more than 1,000 National Guard members to D.C., alongside 800 activated local guardsmen; General Steven Nordhaus requested mobilization from Major General James Seward that evening.
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Right-wing media insist DC residents “are very happy” with the National Guard deployment
Right-wing media, especially Fox News, are pushing the narrative that Washington, D.C., residents “are feeling safe” and “are very happy” with the National Guard’s deployment to the capital while suggesting that “white liberals” and the national media are the only ones opposed. But recent polling shows that 8 in 10 residents oppose the Trump administration’s actions.
Washington, Aug. 14 (EFE).- The American Union for Freedoms (ACLU) called the intervention of nearly 2,000 members of the National Guard ordered by President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., whose officers will begin to patrol with firearms “dangerous” for civilians. The non-governmental organization, in a statement, pointed out that it is a “risk” for the population that soldiers take to the streets with “weapons fired without anyone triggerin…
ACLU sues West Virginia governor over sending National Guard to DC
The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday sued Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) for deploying the state’s National Guard to Washington, D.C. Morrisey was one of several red-state governors to send National Guard troops to the capital to supplement President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C. The move from the deep-red state is being challenged by its chapter of the ACLU on behalf of West Virginia Citizen Action Group, which a…
Lawsuit filed to block West Virginia National Guard deployment to Washington
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has filed a lawsuit in Kanawha County Circuit Court seeking to block the deployment of West Virginia National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. The legal action follows Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s announcement over the weekend that between 300 and 400 Guard members would be sent to the nation’s capital in coordination with the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has argu…
Beckley Register-Herald
ACLU files lawsuit over WV National Guard deployment to DC
CHARLESTON — Community advocates who oppose Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to support President Donald Trump’s crackdown in the nation’s capital have filed a lawsuit challenging the move.
ACLU-WV sues over West Virginia National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is suing to stop West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey's order to deploy the state's National Guard to Washington, D.C. The ACLU-WV announced the lawsuit Thursday, saying it was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court on behalf of the West Virginia Citizen Action Group (WV CAG). Gov. Morrisey announces he will send troops to D.C. On Saturday, Morrisey announced …
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