A Broader Legal Battle
The Los Angeles dispute is one front in a wider legal war over presidential authority to deploy armed forces inside U.S. cities. Similar challenges involving Guard deployments in Oregon and Illinois are advancing through the courts, where judges — including several conservative appointees — have expressed skepticism that such decisions are immune from judicial review.
Members of Congress have also begun examining the deployments, voicing concerns about civil liberties and the expanding presence of military forces in civilian settings.
As the administration retreats from this procedural fight, the larger question remains: how far presidential power can stretch before it snaps against the guardrails of the Constitution.
