January 1, Supreme Court Blocks Trump Guard Move in Chicago

Wyatt’s Take

• The Supreme Court stopped Trump’s attempt to use the National Guard in Chicago.
• Conservative justices fired back at the decision, warning it could weaken presidential powers.
• The ruling highlights deep divides about law and order and authority in America right now.

The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard to Chicago this week.

The justices said the government did not have the authority it needed for this action under current law.

Justice Alito voiced

“serious doubts about the correctness of the Court’s views.”

Trump’s administration argued the Guard was needed to protect federal property and workers from left-wing agitators.

Judge April Perry, who was appointed under Biden, issued an order stopping the deployment.

The federal government tried to overturn this order in the appeals court before going to the Supreme Court.

A few justices, including Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, said they would have sided with Trump.

Most of the court, though, pointed to the Posse Comitatus Act, saying the president hadn’t used the right law to allow military intervention in Illinois.

Justice Kavanaugh agreed with the decision but said he thought the court’s ruling went too far and could have consequences for future emergencies.

Alito, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, argued the court made the wrong call and went beyond the evidence by restricting the president’s authority.

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Wyatt Matters

This ruling shows how government power struggles can leave Americans less safe while big cities face growing turmoil.

Folks want their leaders to protect communities, not tie their own hands with red tape and legal games.

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