Trump administration, California head to court over National Guard use today. Watch the hearing here

Legal teams for President Donald Trump and Gov Gavin Newsom head to court in contemporary times in their battle over whether the president can continue to control California s National Guard troops and deploy them to help with his administration s immigration enforcement operations and the massive protests that have followed RELATED Can President Trump take over the California National Guard Appeals court takes up battle next Related Articles OpenAI snags million contract with US Defense Department Silicon Valley-based air taxi firm Archer sees more defense demand in near term Can President Trump take over the California National Guard Appeals court takes up battle next Southern California immigration raids continue including at weekend swap meet Coast Guard intercepts suspected smuggling boat miles off California coast A three-judge panel on the th Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hold a hearing in the modern day at noon about how Trump federalized the state s National Guard without the consent of Newsom or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and moved more than troops to Los Angeles to respond to large-scale demonstrations over immigration enforcement efforts A federal judge last week ruled the move was illegal and ordered the state s National Guard back under the control of Newsom But Trump s gang appealed and the th Circuit in San Francisco granted a temporary stay pending currently s hearing Virtual oral arguments will commence this afternoon and we re watching to see if the three judges two are Trump appointees former President Joe Biden appointed one will continue their stay while they deliberate or allow the earlier ruling giving Newsom back command of the Guard to go into effect