The Insurrection Act, which allows federal U.S. troops to enforce civilian laws on U.S. soil, is often confused with martial ...

The administration’s opponents should invoke Roberts court precedents to oppose the administration’s harmful policy agenda.

Fears of 'martial law' have hovered since unrest began in Los Angeles. But the term is hazy and confusing, both locally in ...

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Donald Trump unlawfully federalized the California National Guard.

The U.S. Marines have been deployed to Los Angeles to safeguard the Wilshire federal building amid ongoing protests against ...

How did Trump send in National Guard Troops and Marines to L.A.? An explainer of presidential authority and the limits of military law enforcement.

President Donald Trump is thanking an appeals court for freezing an order that he return control of National Guard troops to ...

Roughly 200 US Marines took up position in Los Angeles on Friday to protect federal property and personnel after protests in ...

Although the National Guard has often been used against civil rebellion, deploying federal military forces within the U.S. is ...

The White House had no immediate comment on the ruling. But the federal government immediately filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit court.

The Los Angeles episode may be less about law and order and more about a deepening redefinition of American federalism in the ...

A federal judge sided with California leaders, saying the Trump administration overstepped its bounds sending Marines and ...