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The legal definition of the word “rebellion” has been a key issue in challenges to President Trump’s authority to deploy soldiers to U.S. cities.

Bryan A. Garner, editor of Black’s Law Dictionary, a reference text commonly used by judges and lawyers, personally crafted the book’s entry on the word.

Appellate courts have been split on how to interpret “rebellion.” One challenge has already reached the Supreme Court.

At the center of the sprawling legal battle over President Trump’s domestic military deployments is a single word: rebellion.

To justify sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and other cities over the outcry of local leaders, the Trump administration has cited an o

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