A federal judge rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to immediately block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to quell the Los Angeles riots.

Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging it violated California’s sovereignty by federalizing National Guard troops.

Breaking: Judge rejects Newsom bid to limit National Guard operations in LA https://t.co/AD88oYcPrT

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) June 10, 2025

Per CNN:

Senior US District Judge Charles R. Breyer instead scheduled a hearing for 1:30 p.m. Thursday over a request from the state for a temporary restraining order that would bar officials from directing the service members to assist with certain law enforcement activities.

Attorneys for the state had asked the judge earlier Tuesday to swiftly issue the order without receiving a response from the Trump administration. But the judge has asked both sides to submit more written arguments in the case ahead of the hearing later this week.

In a brief filing to the court Tuesday afternoon, the Justice Department called the state’s request “legally meritless” and argued that if granted, it “would jeopardize the safety of Department of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the Federal Government’s ability to carry out operations.”

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Breyer is the brother of retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has denied the emergency motion filed earlier by the State of California and Governor Gavin Newsom, requesting an temporary restraining order to prevent the deployment of additional federal troops to Los Angeles, with Judge Breyer scheduling a… pic.twitter.com/DMLM7XmZER

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 10, 2025

Fox News reports:

Judge Charles Breyer, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, is set to oversee the case, which alleges President Donald Trump deprived California of its sovereignty by federalizing thousands of National Guard soldiers in response to anti-immigration enforcement protests and riots in Los Angeles County.

Breyer is the younger brother of Stephen Breyer, who was appointed by Clinton to the high court and served on the bench for nearly three decades beginning in 1994. Stephen Breyer’s retirement led to former President Joe Biden replacing him with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Charles Breyer, who serves on the federal bench in the Northern District of California, will oversee a lawsuit that pits Newsom, one of the country’s most prominent Democrats and a possible 2028 presidential contender, against Trump.