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Brian Schwalb

Attorney General of the District of Columbia (2023-)

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Dec 4, 2025
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What dates did the 2025 National Guard deployment in Washington DC start and end?

Available reporting shows the District of Columbia National Guard and other states’ Guard units began deploying to Washington, D.C., in mid‑August 2025 (with multiple outlets citing Aug. 14 and August...

Nov 28, 2025
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Were the National Guard in DC deployed legally

A federal judge, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb, ruled on November 20 that the Trump administration’s deployment of nearly 2,200 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for crime-deterrence missio...

Jan 12, 2026

What legal challenges have been filed against federal National Guard or officer deployments tied to immigration enforcement in 2024–2026?

Multiple lawsuits filed from mid‑2024 through 2026 challenged the Trump administration’s federalization and deployment of National Guard troops and federal officers in U.S. cities to support immigrati...

Nov 27, 2025

Who authorizes arming or disarming National Guard troops deployed to the Capitol and law enforcement coordination?

Federal authorities and the White House have asserted that the president — as commander-in-chief and the designated commander for the District of Columbia — can deploy and order National Guard troops ...

Nov 18, 2025

Which federal or local officials requested or approved the 2025 National Guard deployment to DC?

Available reporting attributes the 2025 Washington, D.C., National Guard deployment to actions taken by President Donald Trump and Pentagon/Defense Department officials acting under his authority; for...

Nov 6, 2025

When was the National Guard deployed to Washington DC in 2025 and why?

The National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., in August 2025 after President Donald Trump declared a federal emergency citing and ordered Guard support for local and federal law enforcement; th...