Judge Upholds West Virginia National Guard Deployment to DC

A state group had challenged Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment order as unlawful.

National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

A West Virginia judge on Nov. 10 allowed the state’s governor to continue deploying members of the state’s National Guard to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital.

In Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay issued a ruling from the bench orally dismissing West Virginia Citizen Action Group’s lawsuit against Gov. Patrick Morrisey.