The 10th Amendment says powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the states. A federal judge, nominated by President Donald Trump, ruled Saturday that he likely violated Oregon’s 10th Amendment rights, infringing on its state sovereignty and police powers, by federalizing its National Guard over the objections of its governor.

Her temporary restraining order , which the administration will appeal, offers a template for how other states, including Illinois, can challenge similar deployments.

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut noted that the Constitution leaves policing powers to state and local governments while granting Congress the power to provide for calling up state militias to execute federal laws, suppress insurrections and repel invasions

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