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D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued Trump over his military occupation of the nation's capital without local consent. What constitutional violations does deploying troops against a city's will represent?

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The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits using federal troops for domestic law enforcement. The D.C. Home Rule Act requires local consent for National Guard deployment. Trump violated both by federalizing tr...

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