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2 Trump appointees join majority as SCOTUS rules against president’s order to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday against the Trump administration asking to allow the president to order National Guard troops to Chicago, Illinois.
Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch publicly dissented from the opinion, which passed 6 to 3.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump-appointed Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett joined the majority. Kavanaugh wrote a separate concurring opinion.
‘The government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois.’
The Trump administration argued that it had the authority to order troops into Chicago in order to protect federal agents performing deportation operations. The government was asking for a stay against an order blocking the troops from U.S. District Judge April Perry in October.
“At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the majority order reads.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote that federal officers were “forced to operate under the constant threat of mob violence” and cited incidents where they were threatened and assaulted.
Much of the protests and violence has been directed against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview.
“Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know: No Kings,” wrote Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
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Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker previously criticized the administration over the troop order.
“Donald Trump will keep trying to invade Illinois with troops — and we will keep defending the sovereignty of our state,” Pritzker said in a statement. “Militarizing our communities against their will is not only un-American but also leads us down a dangerous path for our democracy. What will come next?”
Other critics of National Guard orders from the White House accuse the president of trying to militarize the streets in order to intimidate his political opponents.
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Elderly bus driver says she was fired for posting ‘English-only’ sign — now the Trump administration is investigating
A Pennsylvania woman says she was forced to get food assistance benefits after being fired from her job as a school bus driver over a “racially insensitive” sign.
Diane Crawford, 66, told WHP-TV that she put up the sign because she thought it would help stop bullying on her bus.
‘I don’t know what else to do. I’m on Medicare and Medicaid now and SNAP. … I had to go on antidepressants because of this.’
“Out of respect to English-only students, there will be no speaking Spanish on this bus,” the note read.
Crawford worked for the Juniata County School District as a bus driver for three decades, including the last 12 years when she became a self-employed owner and operator.
She says her supervisor called her over the note and canceled the contract.
“I don’t know what else to do. I’m on Medicare and Medicaid now and SNAP,” Crawford said. “I had to go on antidepressants because of this.”
She also claims that she wasn’t allowed to explain why she wrote the note. It was meant as a warning to a bilingual child who had been riling up students in Spanish, according to Crawford. She suggested the student was bullying her as well as the other students.
“I didn’t know if he was bullying somebody, telling them to do something that they shouldn’t do,” Crawford said. “I thought I heard him saying, ‘Gordo,’ and — I understand some of (the words) — I don’t know who he was talking to, but I assume he is directing at me.”
“Gordo” in Spanish means “fat.”
She has filed a lawsuit asking for $30,000 for the bus and the route she purchased in 2024.
“I would like them to admit that they were wrong,” she added. “I don’t want to be in debt because what they did was wrong.”
On Sunday, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said her office was investigating the incident.
“This is deeply concerning. I have directed [the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ] to open an investigation into this situation implicating DEI wokeness,” she posted on social media.
The school district and Rohrer Bus Service released a statement to address the incident.
“Following the incident in question, the District and Rohrer jointly reviewed the situation in accordance with established procedures,” the joint statement reads. “The investigation concluded after the subcontractor provided a written admission confirming that the signage had been installed on her bus. At that point, the relevant facts of the situation were fully known and discussed among District and Rohrer leadership.”
They said they determined Crawford had violated the “standards and expectations” for drivers and expressed a commitment to providing a “safe and inclusive transportation environment” for all students.
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Side-hustling Pinoys bring artists to Dubai for the holiday season
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September Christmas in PH? Partly due to mall culture, Jose Mari Chan, says experts
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Libya says its army chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
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Horror video captures repeat offender allegedly attacking 75-year-old woman, gouging her eye with spiked stick
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Delaware state trooper killed in DMV shooting incident, gunman also dead with no active threat: officials
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Explosion at Pennsylvania senior home prompts mass casualty response
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