President Trump weeks ago declared Chicago and suburban protests and tussles with law enforcement to be a rebellion, rendering immigration teams and other federal agents helpless in carrying out federal law.

When the president sent in soldiers, Illinois officials went to court, where U.S. District Judge April Perry temporarily blocked the White House's militarization of Chicago-area protest scenes, which has since been upheld by an appeals court.

Judge Perry’s original two-week restraining order on Tuesday was extended for one month after both sides agreed to let the nine-member Supreme Court decide whether Trump can deploy what some call his “private army.”

“This court has gone a long way towards tilting to in favor of executive power,” said former Chicago federal prosecutor Ron Safer.

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