Kat Lonsdorf

The probe centers on public statements both have made.

In a statement on X, Waltz said, quote,

Meanwhile, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting federal agents from retaliating against people, quote, engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity.

ICE agents have been using aggressive tactics against protesters, including flashbangs, tear gas and pepper balls to disperse crowds.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.

Hey, good morning.

What did the decision say?

So the court ruled six to three against Trump, which is rare.

It's one of only a handful of times the conservative court has ruled against the president and the emergency docket this term.

It was an unsigned opinion and it was really technical.

But basically, the court wrote that the president failed to explain why the situation in Chicago warranted an exception to what's called the Posse Comitatus Act.

That's a law that prohibits using the military for domestic law enforcement.

Conservative justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented, writing that they, quote, strongly disagreed with the way the court handled this case.

They said the court should have remained focused on the narrow question in the administration's appeal, which they said was specifically around using troops to protect federal officers and facilities and not domestic law enforcement more generally.

Right.

So this case stems from back in September when President Trump federalized the National Guard against Illinois Governor J.B.

Pritzker's wishes and sent them into Chicago for what Trump said was protection of federal immigration officers and facilities.

Remember, Steve, this all happened as the administration launched a new and increasingly aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the city.

And there were protests.

But two lower courts blocked that deployment.