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Trial begins over Trump’s deployment of troops in California, testing 1878 law
A federal judge will hold a three-day trial to determine whether Trump's deployment of troops in California violated the 1878 ...
Trump and California: Court to decide legality of National Guard deployment to Los Angeles
A three-day bench trial will begin Monday over whether President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Los Angeles violated a general prohibition on using federal troops as civilian law enforcement. U.
Trial to start in San Francisco on whether deployment of National Guard to LA violated federal law
A federal judge in San Francisco will consider evidence and hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law ...
Landmark trial kicks off over Trump's use of US military in policing role
A landmark trial kicks off on Monday over the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops to support its deportation ...
5 things to know as Newsom and Trump go back to court over the National Guard in LA
Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law when it sent troops to L.A. with military security perimeters and alleged apprehensions of civilian protestors.
Public School Enrollment Is Declining — But Not Everywhere, or for All Students
A version of this essay appeared on the FutureEd blog. Between fall 2019 and fall 2023, public school enrollment fell from 50 ...
The two conflicting sides of California’s economy
California's economy is the largest in the United States and fourth-largest in the world with a $4.1 trillion GDP as of 2024. It bumped Japan down to No. 5.
Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions
The Republican Party’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts that Trump signed into law July 4 included what’s arguably ...