California Sues Trump Over Guard Deployment

California confronts after federal troops mobilized without consent, raising alarms about state sovereignty

Hey Small Biters,

California’s leadership has taken the unprecedented step of suing the federal government over President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit, asserting that the use of Title 10 authority to federalize troops without the state's consent violates the Tenth Amendment and undermines state sovereignty

The legal filing states the move bypassed standard protocol: the president invoked Title 10 without consulting Newsom, despite the absence of a genuine rebellion or inability by state authorities to enforce the law. In fact, protests sparked by aggressive ICE immigration raids were reported by local law enforcement to have largely subsided before the Guard’s arrival.

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The White House defended the deployment as a lawful response to what it described as “mob” activity outside federal facilities. However, California’s lawsuit argues that deploying troops under such circumstances sets a dangerous precedent—federalizing state militias without state approval.