1BALTIMORE, MD – A coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors, led by Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, has filed a court brief opposing President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago without state consent.

New Jersey joined the multi-state effort, aligning with Maryland and other Democratic-led states against what they describe as an unconstitutional use of federal military power.

The filing, submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, supports Illinois in its legal challenge to the deployment.

Brown said the President’s actions undermine civilian control of the military and violate the sovereignty of states guaranteed under the Constitution.

Coalition argues deployment violates federal law

According to the brief, the Trump

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