AG McCuskey leads brief in support of National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C.

In a federal court case, West Virginia’s Attorney General took the lead on a written statement of support for the deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

The federal court case in the District of Columbia represents a legal challenge to the National Guard’s deployment to the nation’s capital. The lawsuit was filed by legal representatives for the local government in Washington, D.C.

The suit alleges that the National Guard deployment violates the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal law that restricts the use of the military for civilian law enforcement purposes.

The lawsuit also argues that the president’s unilateral action infringes on the District’s sovereignty and self-governance, which was granted by Congress through the Home Rule Act of 1973.

The friend of the court brief