The contentious case of President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard soldiers in California has reached a new stage as a federal judge ruled California Gov. Gavin Newsom may be granted limited discovery — and the case will remain in its current jurisdiction.

Lawyers for both President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed counter court filings on Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, over the Posse Comitatus Act – a fancy way of saying it's now allowed to have the military conduct civilian law enforcement on U.

Trump’s federalization of the National Guard may still face court challenges, legal experts say, but his Saturday night order is rare.