Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
- Written by Luke William Hunt, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama
California National Guard troops stand in front of a federal building in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025.AP Photo/Eric ThayerA federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids.
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge...