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Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal power

  • Written by Andrea Katz, Associate Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal powerDemonstrators in Portland, Ore., protest on Oct. 4, 2025, against President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard to the city.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the president to do with the National Guard, that’s understandable.

As National Guard troops landed in...

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