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Love this; watched it with my kids over Zoom this past weekend (my kids are late 20’s and early 30’s; tradition lives on!)
December 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Love this; watched it with my kids over Zoom this past weekend (my kids are late 20’s and early 30’s; tradition lives on!)
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December 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The law Trump used to federalize the National Guard requires him to be "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
![We conclude that the term “regular forces” in §12406(3)
likely refers to the regular forces of the United States military. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into
active federal service under §12406(3), the President must
be “unable” with the regular military “to execute the laws of
the United States.” Because the statute requires an assessment of the military’s ability to execute the laws, it likely
applies only where the military could legally execute the
laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse
Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from “execut[ing]
the laws” “except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.”
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize
the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory
or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be “unable” with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihnhnkeybllulian7vcwz2hvphcallbctlglmu2kczxeett6wdtbm@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The law Trump used to federalize the National Guard requires him to be "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."
The Court today agrees with Professor Lederman that "regular forces" means the U.S. military, which used to be called "the regulars."