An appeals court granted a request to federalize troops but maintained an order preventing their actual deployment. The lower court’s block remains in effect until Oct. 24, when U.S. District Judge April Perry can decide whether to extend it.

Alina Habba has denounced certain members of the judiciary as “rogue judges” following a decision that found she had been serving without legal authority. Now, the Department of Justice has declared its intention to appeal, setting the stage for an escalating legal conflict.