In a segment on Al Jazeera, CERL’s Professor Claire Finkelstein discusses the evolving situation in Los Angeles, California, including the legality of deploying the National Guard and U.S. Marines under 10 U.S.C. § 12406, the strength of Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, and the role of the courts in addressing the interplay between federal and state authorities.   

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. Read her bio here.   

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