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  • ‘Political opposition is not rebellion’: Appeals court rejects Trump’s rationale for Chicago troop deployment

    10/16/2025 5:04:34 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 38 replies
    Politico ^ | October 16, 2025 | Hassan Ali Kanu
    National Guard troops are typically under the control of state governors, but federal law empowers the president to call them into federal service if there is a danger of foreign invasion or “rebellion against the authority of the government.”Trump has pointed to immigration-related protests in Chicago and other cities to justify his attempts to use the guard. But the 7th Circuit judges rejected that rationale.A protest does not transform into a “rebellion” just because protesters are well-organized, advocate to overhaul the structure of government or use civil disobedience, Judges Ilana Rovner, David Hamilton and Amy St. Eve wrote. Nor do...