Hours after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to return control of the California National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a federal appeals court Thursday evening granted Trump’s emergency motion to stay the ruling — hitting pause on a decision that would have taken effect at noon Friday.

The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom's legal challenge against President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to maintain order in Los Angeles amidst past unrest appears to be on shaky ground,