The Trump administration got a boost from an appellate court late Wednesday night in one of the ongoing legal showdowns over the federal use of state National Guard troops to police American cities.

In an order without a majority opinion , the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit declined to rehear en banc the dispute between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump .

In late June , a three-judge panel said courts had an oversight role to play but must be "highly deferential" to executive authority in military matters — issuing a stay, pending appeal, of a lower court injunction in Trump's favor. The panel further found the 45th and 47th president "likely" acted "lawfully" when deploying the Golden State's troops in service of actions to protect federal property

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