A federal appeals court holds a hearing to consider arguments over the continued deployment of National Guard members patrolling Washington, D.C. The case centers on whether the deployment should end and whether any limits apply to a president’s authority to call up the Guard for the District of Columbia.

Multiple outlets report the hearing comes more than a year after Guard members began patrolling the city. ABC News and City News Toronto say the District of Columbia is expected to argue before the court, while the Washington Times notes judges ask government lawyers about potential constraints on presidential power in this context. The reporting reflects a legal focus on the scope of authority and the legality of maintaining the deployment, with no single outlet describing a final outcome.

Overall, the outlets align on the timing, the fact of ongoing patrols, and that the court is scrutinizing the authority behind the deployment, though they differ slightly in emphasis—one highlighting judges’ questions about presidential power and others emphasizing the District’s role in presenting arguments.