Judges assessed on Thursday whether President Trump exceeded his authority in ordering the deployment of federal troops to Chicago, Illinois and Portland, Oregon. CERL’s Professor Claire Finkelstein joined Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss what is being tested by the courts and how the ruling in California’s National Guard lawsuit could shape these and any future cases. 

Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Read her bio here. 

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