West Virginia Lawsuit Challenges National Guard Deployment: Who Really Holds the Power?

In a pivotal legal battle unfolding in Charleston, West Virginia, a courtroom drama is exposing the friction between state sovereignty and federal overreach. The case centers on whether Governor Patrick Morrisey had the legal authority to deploy up to 300 members of West Virginia's National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C., at the behest of President Donald Trump’s initiative to restore law and order in Democratic-run cities. Is the Governor Exceeding His Authority? At stake is more than just troop deployment—it’s a fundamental question about who controls our state militias and for what purpose. The plaintiff, West Virginia Citizen Action Group,...