California Prepares Legal Challenge Over Potential Troop Deployment in San FranciscoCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has formally threatened legal action if Donald Trump moves ahead with plans to deploy federalized National Guard troops to San Francisco. The state argues such a move would intrude on state sovereignty and raise complex constitutional and federal-state issues. Newsweek+3Governor of California+3CalMatters+3 Governor Newsom characterized the possible deployment as a “direct assault on the rule of law.” He and the state’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta, along with City Attorney David Chiu, have already filed and joined lawsuits challenging prior federal use of the Guard in California...
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