Judge declines to consider request to bar National Guard from California

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to consider Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) request to remove National Guard troops from Los Angeles.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer indefinitely paused the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking hundreds of military troops from patrolling the city’s streets due to questions about whether he holds the authority to grant the demand when a higher court is already probing the matter.