Judge Denise Casper, an Obama federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to secure US elections. She sided with a group of Democrat state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional. Madness Trump’s March 25 executive order sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to […] The post Judge Blocks EO Requiring Citizenship to Vote in Federal Elections appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump could retain control of the California National Guard, blocking a decision from a district court judge ordering Trump to yield power to Governor Gavin Newsom following anti-ICE riots. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday night granted an emergency motion from the Trump administration to block a ruling from District Judge Charles Breyer saying Trump violated the law when he ordered the National Guard into Los Angeles. Trump celebrated the decision, saying that the National Guard was to thank for keeping Los Angeles safe.  “The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard to keep our cities, in this case Los Angeles, safe,” Trump posted on Truth Social Friday morning. “If I didn’t send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now. We saved L.A. Thank you for the Decision!!!” The court scheduled a hearing on the case for Tuesday to hear further arguments.  The decision is the latest in the battle between Trump and Newsom over riots that broke out last weekend in Los Angeles County after ICE began making arrests in the area, including day laborers at a Home Depot parking lot. Newsom sued Trump after the president sent in the National Guard and deployed thousands of Marines.  L.A. Police Chief Jim McDonnell told “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday that the National Guard is not assisting local authorities with street protests or riot control. “That’s not our understanding. They have a different mission,” McDonnell said. “They’re working in support of the federal agencies that are working with ICE on civil immigration enforcement and criminal immigration enforcement.” He added, “We don’t need the National Guard, and they are not here to help us right now.” On Thursday, Breyer sided with Newsom, saying that Trump lacked the authority to send in the National Guard.  “At this early stage of the proceedings, the Court must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions. He did not. His actions were illegal—both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Breyer wrote.  The judge, appointed by President Bill Clinton, also asserted that Trump’s actions were an “unlawful militarization” of the city and had a chilling effect on First Amendment rights, echoing Newsom’s complaints. His decision was blocked just hours later by the appeals court.  Trump has repeatedly said that Newsom should thank him for sending in the troops, saying that the violence would have been worse had he not acted.  “Incompetent Gavin Newscum should have been THANKING me for the job we did in Los Angeles, rather than making sad excuses for the poor job he has done,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. “If it weren’t for me getting the National Guard into Los Angeles, it would be burning to the ground right now!”

Iranians opposed to the despotic tyrannical theocratic Iranian regime cheered the Israeli attack on Iran Thursday night. Israel struck the Natanz nuclear facility, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, and reportedly eliminated many of Iran’s top military leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, in a statement made after the attack, noted that Israel’s actions had given the people of Lebanon and Syria a different future with the fall of the Assad regime and the weakening of Hezbollah. He continued, “So too, do the brave people of Iran. And I have a message for them: Our fight is not with you. Our fight is with the brutal dictatorship that has oppressed you for 46 years. I believe that the day of your liberation is near. When that happens, the great friendship between our two ancient people will flourish once again.” Iranian scholar and filmmaker Faezeh Alavi, who saw her event “From Conflict to Connection: Israelis and Iranians in Dialogue,” at King’s College canceled in February after anti-Israel activists protested, responded to Netanyahu’s speech. She posted on X: “Bibi is spot on. We are sharing the same enemy. The Islamic Republic’s nuclear program must be stopped; otherwise, a nuclear war would start by this regime soon, and Iranian people would lose ANY chance of freeing Iran. Many world leaders also owe Israel for protecting them from this threat.” Bibi is spot on. We are sharing the same enemy. The Islamic Republic's nuclear program must be stopped; otherwise, a nuclear war would start by this regime soon, and Iranian people would lose ANY chance of freeing Iran. Many world leaders also owe Israel for protecting them… pic.twitter.com/MMNPIKGzax — Faezeh Alavi (@SFaeze_Alavi) June 13, 2025 Famed Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad echoed on X regarding the reported deaths of Iranian military leaders: I’ve received countless messages from Iranians celebrating the reported death of Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air and aerospace force, Ali Shamkhani – head of the Iranian nuclear program and senior advisor to Supreme Leader Khamenei and major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Islamic Republic Iran’s Armed Forces, in Israel’s strike. My heart bleeds for our people, not for a regime built on blood. They were sanctioned by Canada, the U.S. and EU for their key role in crushing the peaceful protests and for human rights violations against peaceful civilians . They shaped the regime’s ballistic missile program. Removing a terrorist is not a tragedy, it is a step toward justice for all the innocent lives they destroyed. I’ve received countless messages from Iranians celebrating the reported death of Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air and aerospace force, Ali Shamkhani – head of the Iranian nuclear program and senior advisor to Supreme Leader Khamene and major General Mohammad Hossein… pic.twitter.com/qMAQbMuNH3 — Masih Alinejad ?️ (@AlinejadMasih) June 13, 2025 She added in another post, “This regime chose missiles over medicine, proxy wars over prosperity, and repression over reform. Hossein Salami was not a defender of Iran. He was directly responsible for the killing, torture, and imprisonment of peaceful protesters. He led a force that jailed women for dancing, for showing their hair, for simply existing freely. The Islamic Republic built its empire on violence and now that violence is coming back to strike its core. This is not just about geopolitics. It is about justice catching up with those who built power on blood.” “The Islamic Republic is not the voice of Iran,” she continued. “It is the enemy of Iran—and of its people’s dreams for freedom. Rather than seizing diplomatic openings, the Islamic Republic responded to every IAEA concern and U.S. outreach with nuclear escalation using 60% enrichment as blackmail, and threatening worse if held accountable. This regime never wanted peace. It wanted impunity. This is the war the Islamic Republic prepared for not to defend the Iranian people, but to secure nuclear weapons and ensure its survival through fear and force. While the world negotiates, the regime accelerates. While Iranians demand freedom, the regime builds bombs. The Islamic Republic is not a misunderstood actor—it is a calculated threat. To the region. To its own people. To the truth. My deepest hope is that the safety of people of Iran is protected above all. The people are not the enemy، they are the brave souls who have been resisting tyranny.” Removing a terrorist is not a tragedy, it is a step toward justice for all the innocent lives they destroyed. Israel strikes deep into Iran: Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, was reportedly killed by Israel، an outcome rooted in the Islamic Republic’s own… pic.twitter.com/XJf3dIz0xg — Masih Alinejad ?️ (@AlinejadMasih) June 13, 2025 Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran who left the country after the Islamist regime took over, added: My message to the military, law enforcement, and security forces is clear: This regime and its corrupt and incompetent leaders do not value your lives or our Iran. Separate yourselves from them and join the people. The Iranian nation’s battle with the destructive regime of the Islamic Republic is to reclaim Iran and rebuild it. The solution is to overthrow the Islamic Republic through street protests and nationwide strikes. I am with you in these difficult moments. We are all in this fight together and we will win. هم‌میهنان، علی خامنه‌ای، رهبر نابخرد رژیم ضدایرانی‌ جمهوری اسلامی بار دیگر ایران ما را درگیر جنگ کرده‌ است؛ جنگی که جنگ ایران و ملت ایران نیست، جنگ جمهوری اسلامی و خامنه‌ای است. پیام من به نیروهای نظامی، انتظامی و امنیتی روشن است: این رژیم و سرکردگان فاسد و نالایقش نه برای جان… — Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) June 13, 2025

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