On Wednesday, October 29, the Supreme Court asked for an additional briefing as they considered President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. The request for additional information is probably a direct response to a brief filed by Professor Martin Lederman, a member of CERL’s Advisory Council, according to an article in The Seattle Medium. Professor Lederman argues that the law President Trump is using to deploy the National Guard to Chicago does not apply to civilian law enforcement, but only to support the activity of regular military forces. 

Martin Lederman is a Professor from Practice at Georgetown University Law Center. Read his bio here.  

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