A federal judge has turned down President Gavin Newsom’s appeal to stop the California State Guard from being sent into the Los Angeles area affected by riots.
Judge Charles Breyer, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, rejected Newsom’s urgent request for a temporary restraining order against Trump’s plan to send an additional 4,000 national security guards to Los Angeles.
Breyer also granted the Trump administration’s request for more time, allowing them until Wednesday morning to submit a response brief.
The judge noted, “Plaintiffs Gavin Newsom and California submitted a previous claim for a temporary restraining order at 11 a.m. on June 10, 2025,” indicating that the defendants have requested “24 hours from the plaintiff’s motion to file their own response.”
He mentioned on Thursday morning that “the plaintiff may file a response to the opposite,” suggesting some back-and-forth might happen.
Breyer confirmed a hearing for the plaintiff’s motion would take place in public court on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
According to reports, Newsom initiated a lawsuit against the Trump administration after a memorandum authorized deploying 2,000 national guards to Los Angeles, amidst protests that included aggressive actions against law enforcement and their vehicles, like vandalism and arson.
The lawsuit emphasized that a fundamental principle of the U.S. is that civilians should manage civic affairs, not the military.
“One of the cornerstones of our nation and our democracy is that our people are governed by civilians rather than by military forces,” the complaint stated.
The lawsuit further alleged that the president took steps to deploy the National Guard without the proper requests.
“We can allow the president to call on the National Guard to federal service over national objections,” it added.
On Sunday, Newsom shared a letter from Secretary-General David Sapp to Defense Secretary Pete Hegses, arguing that “there is no justification for the National Guard’s deployment in Los Angeles.”
“Thus, we ask that the order be rescinded immediately and the National Guard returned to proper control by California,” he stated.
