http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/a0683ee793f2f4c7 https://verfassungsblog.de/troops-in-l-a/ Troops in L.A. - The Legal Stakes Behind the Deployment Berman, Emily eng 2025-06-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Authoritarian Populism Free Speech Los Angeles- East Los Angeles Military Deployment Newsom Gavin Christopher | 1967– | Gouverneur; Politiker; Bürgermeister Protest Trump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Politiker USA. Nationalgarde federalism states of emergency Los Angeles- East Los Angeles Newsom Gavin Christopher | 1967– | Gouverneur; Politiker; Bürgermeister Trump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Politiker USA. Nationalgarde Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 This past weekend, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum that federalized National Guard troops and deployed those troops alongside active-duty marines in response to protests against his aggressive immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles. While framed as a response to violence, the order also addresses peaceful protest. The decision to send military forces against civilians engaged in protected First Amendment activity marks a dangerous escalation, raising serious legal and constitutional concerns.