A volley of court rulings has made the legal path unclear in a case challenging President Trump’s use of troops in Los Angeles. For now, the president has retained control of the state militia.
A panel rejected a lower court’s finding that it was most likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.
The state’s attorney general argued that local law enforcement had been capable of handling the situation and could have requested support from state partners had it been necessary.