Constitutional expert Alan Dershowitz has weighed in on the legal battle initiated by California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who, alongside Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles.
This move came in response to the unrest following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a Home Depot. Dershowitz, speaking on his show, "The Dershow," expressed skepticism about the lawsuit's success, asserting that the Supreme Court is unlikely to challenge the President's decision.
According to the Daily Caller, Dershowitz stated, "The Supreme Court will not second guess the President of the United States on this issue." He further elaborated, "They will say, whether right or wrong, the president had the authority to make this decision and he had the authority to make it over the lack of consent of the governor."
The legal scholar emphasized the gravity of the situation, noting the violence that erupted, including bombings and attacks on ICE officers. "Lets be clear, there was violence. You can see it on television, there were bombings, fire bombings and burnings of Teslas and other self-driving cars. There were rocks being thrown at ICE officers. There were threats against ICE officers, threats against their families. Was it a full-blown insurrection? No," he remarked.
In response to the escalating chaos, President Trump ordered the deployment of 700 Marines to support the National Guard. The unrest was vividly captured on social media, with footage showing individuals attacking vehicles carrying ICE agents.
The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect seen throwing rocks at these vehicles. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared videos from inside the targeted vehicles, highlighting the severity of the attacks, which resulted in injuries to federal law enforcement officers.
Dershowitz predicted that the legal challenge would ultimately falter, drawing parallels to historical instances where the National Guard was federalized to uphold civil rights. "My prediction is: the lawsuits will fail. Theyll work in the federal district court," he asserted. He anticipated that a federal district judge, possibly one appointed with the governor's influence, might initially side with Newsom.
However, Dershowitz foresaw an inevitable appeal leading to the Supreme Court, where he believed the judiciary would uphold the President's authority. "Itll be appealed immediately, but when the case gets to the Supreme Court in the United States, they would have no choice or little choice, but to hold that the judiciary cannot interfere with the discretionary judgment of the executive head of the executive branch. the President, about the necessity for sending in troops," he concluded.
This legal confrontation underscores the ongoing tension between state and federal authorities, particularly in matters of national security and public order. As the situation unfolds, the balance of power between the executive branch and state governance remains a focal point of debate, with potential implications for future federal interventions in state affairs.
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