{"id":83461,"date":"2025-10-08T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/10\/08\/lawsuit-over-trumps-dc-guard-deployment-exposes-deep-partisan-divide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:42:28","slug":"lawsuit-over-trumps-dc-guard-deployment-exposes-deep-partisan-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/10\/08\/lawsuit-over-trumps-dc-guard-deployment-exposes-deep-partisan-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit over Trump\u2019s DC Guard deployment exposes deep partisan divide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A partisan battle is playing out in a Washington courtroom that could decide the fate of President Donald Trump\u2019s federal law enforcement intervention in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dozens of states have taken sides in a lawsuit challenging the open-ended National Guard deployment in Washington, with their support falling along party lines. It shows how the law enforcement operation in the nation\u2019s capital remains a flashpoint in the Republican president\u2019s broadening campaign to send the military to cities across the country and underscores the deepening divisions over the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit, filed Sept. 4 by Washington Attorney General Brian Schwalb, challenges the Trump administration\u2019s use of the National Guard in the heavily Democratic city as part of an emergency order issued by Trump to stem what the president called \u201cout of control\u201d crime. Although the order has lapsed, hundreds of troops are still in the city, which is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With legal action launched against deployments to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, the case will be closely watched, even though Washington\u2019s status as a federal district makes it an outlier. Oral arguments are set to begin Oct. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">States\u2019 support is split along party lines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty-three states have aligned with the Trump administration\u2019s stance that the president has the authority to bring in the National Guard, while 22 states back Washington\u2019s position. The 23 states supporting the administration have Republican attorneys general while the other 22 have Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the states joining in the lawsuit \u2014 especially those facing their own interventions \u2014 supporting Washington was a way to show solidarity against what they said was presidential overreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is un-American to use the military in any of our cities \u2014 absent truly extraordinary circumstances \u2014 and a threat against one city is a threat to us all,\u201d said Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, a Democrat, who supports Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The states supporting Washington said in their filing that the deployment of National Guard units without the city\u2019s consent is unlawful, unconstitutional and undemocratic.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/30\/trump-suggests-using-us-cities-as-training-grounds-for-military\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trump.jpg_874113.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump suggests using US cities as \u2018training grounds\u2019 for military<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Trump told a gathering of military leaders they should use American cities as \u201ctraining grounds\u201d to fight against what he called a \u201cwar from within.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It \u201csets a chilling precedent that threatens the constitutional rights of Americans everywhere,\u201d they said. \u201cBy unlawfully deploying National Guard troops, and by threatening to deploy the Guard to every State at his whim, the President has attacked State sovereignty, harmed local jurisdictions, and made us less safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those siding with the administration say Trump is in the right with his National Guard deployment in the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe District belongs to \u2018the People\u2019 as a whole, and its safety is critical to our constitutional republic,\u201d the 23 states said in a Sept. 16 filing, adding that they \u201chave a profound interest in this case to ensure that President Trump can continue to protect our Nation\u2019s capital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reasoning, they say, is for safety not just for residents but for members of Congress and their staffers, as well as administration officials and foreign embassy workers. The filing notes all the groups have been crime victims in Washington in recent years. The states also argue that the Constitution and Congress give presidents enormous authority to protect the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is concerning to have states so divided and polarized,\u201d said Emory University School of Law professor Mark Nevitt, who noted that it was just Republican-led states that have sent guard troops to Washington. The case filings are \u201ca further representation of that divide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hundreds of troops are still deployed in Washington<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington lawsuit emerged from the presidential order in August that led to roughly 2,000 troops from the District of Columbia National Guard and eight states patrolling public areas, including train stations, subway stations, the National Mall and other high pedestrian traffic areas. Some have been armed, unnerving residents, although no incidents have been reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presidents have authority to call up the National Guard under a variety of circumstances, including to repel a rebellion or invasion, but the legal extent of that is debatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/09\/12\/troops-in-dc-encounter-few-crises-but-plenty-of-walking-and-yard-work\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25240548052490.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Troops in DC encounter few crises, but plenty of walking and yard work<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Dozens of troops who spoke to Military Times view their current deployment as \u201cpart of the job,\u201d but say they haven\u2019t seen \u201cemergency\u201d levels of crime.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Washington case, states will be looking at what the court says about the president\u2019s authority to deploy the guard, the legality of deploying out-of-state guard units against the wishes of local officials and whether police powers are deemed to have been encroached upon by the federal intervention. Those arguments could be relevant for any future court cases against the deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">States on the winning side of the Washington case will likely feel vindicated and may seek to point to it as precedent. But the district\u2019s unique status means the legal arguments may be different for states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, as a federal district, is distinct from the states<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president has authorities in Washington that he does not have elsewhere. In states, governors control their own National Guards. In Washington, a federal district, the president is already in charge of the National Guard and arguably can legally deploy troops without congressional approval. To deploy the National Guard to a state usually requires the approval of that state\u2019s governor, along with legal reasoning for doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington will also be looking to rulings in other cases that may be pertinent for its own. A judge ruled last month that the Trump administration broke the law by sending guard troops to Los Angeles in early June. The 150-year-old Posse Comitatus Act limits the U.S. military\u2019s role in enforcing domestic laws, unless \u201cexpressly\u201d authorized by the Constitution or Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William Banks, professor emeritus of law at Syracuse University, said he believes the president is within his authority to call up the National Guard in Washington and then to federalize other guard units in the city even if Americans \u201cdon\u2019t like the involvement of the military in civilian activities\u201d because of statute. It is a federal district, not a state, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/10\/07\/texas-national-guard-members-arrive-in-illinois\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25280655661631.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Texas National Guard members arrive in Illinois<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Texas National Guard members are at an Army training center in Illinois, sent despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts differ over how they think the case will play out. The court\u2019s rulings could range from saying the president is within his authority in calling up the D.C. National Guard as well as units from other states to calling the deployments an unlawful expansion of presidential authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margaret Hu, a professor at the William and Mary School of Law, said that the court first has to decide if Trump used the law correctly, and, even then, it must decide whether this was an appropriate use of the National Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPart of what D.C. is arguing when they say this is an illegal deployment is that it violates the spirit of the law the Constitution requires\u201d to give states and jurisdictions autonomy to police their citizens, Hu said. \u201cThere are complex questions the court has to answer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-three states have aligned with the Trump administration&#8217;s stance that he has authority to bring in the Guard, while 22 back the district&#8217;s 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