ST. PAUL, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Gov. Tim Walz authorized the Minnesota National Guard to deploy in support of local law enforcement Thursday following a shooting involving federal immigration enforcement agents in south Minneapolis.

Gov. Henry McMaster and National Guard Maj. Gen. Robin Stilwell were named in the lawsuit filed by a Navy veteran and public interest group.

Court cases challenging National Guard troops around the country remain in legal limbo. Here's a city-by-city look.

Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.

One of President Donald Trump’s most controversial moves in 2025 was his deployment of the National Guard to several major cities. Here is where he could send troops next in 2026.

A lawsuit was filed against Gov. Henry McMaster’s authority to deploy the South Carolina National Guard to Washington, D.C.The complaint stems from McMaster’s first authorized deployment of hundreds of National Guard in August 2025 and hundreds more in November 2025.

Navy veteran James Weninger and the South Carolina Public Interest Foundation’s lawsuit, filed in the SC Supreme Court, argues that the governor’s deployment violates South Carolina law, which only allows the Guard to be called up under conditions set by the South Carolina General Assembly.

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As new legal battles challenge President Donald Trump’s National Guard troop deployments in U.S. cities, Vermonters have been amping up efforts to express their public opposition. From handing out flyers at the Vermont National Guard headquarters in ...

At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois."