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D.C. attorney general sues Trump, seeks halt to National Guard deployment
The lawsuit is the second one that Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed since President Trump declared a “crime emergency” in D.C. on Aug. 11.
Attorney General Schwalb sues to end illegal National Guard deployment in D.C.
D.C. Attorney General files lawsuit against federal government's deployment of National Guard troops, citing violation of Constitution and local autonomy.
DC lawsuit challenges Trump’s National Guard deployment as a forced ‘military occupation’
A federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles after protests over immigration raids in June was illegal. It does not directly apply to Washington, where the president has more control over the Guard than in states.
DC attorney general sues Trump over National Guard 'involuntary military occupation'
Washington D.C.'s top prosecutor sues Trump over National Guard deployment, claiming the military presence violates federal law and threatens democracy.
Scoop: D.C. mayor urged AG against raising tensions with Trump, suing over National Guard
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser privately urged Attorney General Brian Schwalb to hold off on filing a lawsuit that would end the National Guard's deployment, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: City Hall is divided on how to defuse President Trump's crime takeover,
Attorney General Schwalb sues to stop National Guard federal deployment in DC
A bold legal move is underway as Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb attempts to halt the federal deployment of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia. AG Schwalb has filed a lawsuit to block what he is calling an "illegal military occupation" of the city.
DC sues Trump to end Guard 'occupation'
Washington, D.C., Thursday sued President Donald Trump and his administration over the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb argued that the unsolicited military presence violated both the law that granted the city limited home rule and the Posse Comitatus Act,
Washington DC sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
Washington, DC, filed suit against the Trump administration on Thursday over the deployment of the National Guard in the city without consent from local leaders. The lawsuit accuses the president of

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