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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia judge will hear a case considering Governor Patrick Morrisey's authority to send National Guard members to Washington D.C.

After hearing some arguments on Friday, Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard D. Lindsay continued the hearing in the case to Nov. 3, The Associated Press reported.

The lawsuit, which was filed the West Virginia Citizen Action Group and the American Civil Liberities Union of West Virginia back in August, claims that Morrisey exceeded his authority when he deployed 400 National Guard members to Washington to support President Donald Trump’s "Safe and Beautiful Task Force." The groups argue that, according to state law, the National Guard can only be sent out of state for specific reasons

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