September 2, 2025 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Federal Judge Rules Trump's Use of Troops in Los Angeles Violated the Posse Comitatus Act

On September 2, 2025, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that the administration's use of federalized National Guard soldiers and Marines in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which bars the...

June 9, 2025 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Pentagon Deploys 700 Active-Duty Marines to the Streets of Los Angeles

On June 9, 2025, U.S. Northern Command announced that roughly 700 Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, based at Twentynine Palms, California, were deploying to Los Angeles. They were folded into Task...