WASHINGTON A Tennessee court ruled Monday that Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis -- initiated at President Donald Trump’s request -- was unlawful. The court concluded that Lee lacked the legal authority to send military forces into the city, noting that Tennessee law permits such deployments only under strict conditions. According to the court ruling, there had been neither a “grave emergency” nor a “disaster” nor a request from local officials, as required by law.

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