Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow his deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area, as the Republican president moves to dispatch military personnel to a growing number of Democratic-led locales and expand the use of the armed forces for domestic purposes.

The erupting legal fight over President Donald Trump’s authority to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities landed at the Supreme Court on Friday.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term kicked off last week with culture-war topics and presidential authority on the docket.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.