Professor of Law Emeritus William C. Banks offers insights to NPR on the court ruling that found the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act.
“The administration crossed various lines as Judge Breyer said in his decision to engage in direct law enforcement affecting civilians in the city of Los Angeles, as forbidden by the law known as Posse Comitatus. The law’s been around since the 1870s and establishes a bright line that we don’t want soldiers on our streets enforcing domestic laws,” said Banks.