The 9th Circuit Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a high-profile legal battle between President Trump and Governor Newsom over who has authority to control California’s National Guard.

A coalition of over 50 local governments and officials has filed an amicus brief in support of California Governor Gavin Newsom's opposition to President Trump's federalization and deployment of the California National Guard,

“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”

President Donald Trump and his immigration czar, Tom Homan, have suggested that Newsom could face arrest over "obstructive" behavior.

Gavin Newsom lit into President Donald Trump on Thursday, heralding “a new day in this country” after a federal judge ordered the president to end his unilateral deployment of the state’s National Guard troops.

Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting for, but others wonder whether the governor has chosen the wrong