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Former Minn. governors Carlson, Dayton tell court National Guard deployment is unconstitutional
Former governors Arne Carlson and Mark Dayton are among a group of bipartisan governors who are asking to support Illinois leaders in their lawsuit against the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Federal court to weigh Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area.
National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump's latest deployment
National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and could soon be in Memphis as President Donald Trump's administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime, whether local leaders support it or not.
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to lying to Congress five years ago. The plea kick-starts a process of legal wrangling in which defense lawyers will almost certainly move to get the indictment dismissed before trial, possibly by arguing the case amounts to a selective or vindictive prosecution.
Michigan creates additional marijuana tax to fund Whitmer’s plan to ’fix the damn roads’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law a new 24 percent tax on marijuana to create new revenue that will help fund long-promised major road repairs. The new wholesale tax will be levied on the sale of marijuana from producers to retailers.
Democrats take legal aim at ‘the Radical Left’ language during shutdown
Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the “Radical Left Democrats” violates a 1939 federal law.