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With Supreme Court ruling still pending, judge says she'll agree to extend block on Guard in Chicago
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With Supreme Court ruling still pending, judge says she'll agree to extend block on Guard in Chicago

  • By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press
  • Updated

President Donald Trump's attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities over objections of mayors and governors have brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings. As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to clear the way for the National Guard in Chicago, a federal judge on Wednesday said she would agree to extend a two-week block on Guard deployment in the Chicago area by 30 days. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court is hearing arguments in California Gov. Gavin Newsom's challenge to troop deployment in Los Angeles. Guard troops could also soon be on the ground in Portland, Oregon — pending legal developments there.