MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge on Monday blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crime-fighting operation by President Donald Trump but also put the order on hold, giving the government five days to appeal.

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A Tennessee judge has blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crime-fighting operation by President Donald Trump

The order was put on hold, giving the government five days to appeal. Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal’s decision Monday sides with Democratic state and local officials who sued

They contend that Republican Gov. Bill Lee cannot deploy the Tennessee National Guard for civil unrest unless there is rebellion or invasion

Even then, it would require action by state lawmakers

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