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James48

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Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:08 AM Saturday

Appeals court declines to lift order blocking Trump from deploying National Guard in Illinois, finding scant evidence of

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Source: ABC News

"Political opposition is not rebellion," the judges wrote in their decision.

A federal appeals court panel has denied a request from the Trump administration to lift a lower court's order blocking the president from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois.

The three-judge panel on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said the Trump administration's decision to deploy National Guard troops was a "likely violation" of the Tenth Amendment, which reserves certain powers to the states.

It also found that the Trump administration was "unlikely to succeed" in proving that there is a "rebellion" against the authority of the U.S. government or that the president is unable to execute the law with regular forces.




Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/appeals-court-declines-lift-order-blocking-trump-deploying/story?id=126599445



Judge found there is no rebellion.

What are the odds he decides to appeal that finding of fact?
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This is a duplicate post on the same news story posted earlier.

Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143548783

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