Jia Cobb, Federal Judge Appointed by Joe Biden November 2021
Trump administration ordered to halt 'unlawful' Guard deployment in D.C.
A federal judge on Thursday "ordered the Trump administration to halt its National Guard deployment to Washington while a lawsuit over the matter plays out in court, siding with D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General and writing that the administration has 'exceeded the bounds of [its] statutory authority' in requesting National Guard assistance from other states," according to The Washington Post.However, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb put her ruling on hold "for 21 days to give a higher court the chance to rule on a Trump administration appeal."
The D.C. dispute is happening as the Supreme Court considers whether the administration can move forward with a planned deployment in Illinois.
