District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb asked a federal judge Friday to issue a restraining order against President Trump to block his takeover of the police department, saying it violates the home rule charter Congress granted to the city. Here’s what you need to know about the legal challenge to federal control of D.C. police:

The emergency lawsuit filing

Attorney General challenges Trump’s police takeover authority:

The home rule charter dispute

Legal battle centers on interpretation of emergency powers:

The administration’s takeover actions

Trump declared emergency and installed federal overseers:

The federal orders and pushback

Bondi issued directives canceling local police chief’s orders:

The crime statistics debate

Conflicting interpretations of D.C. safety data:

The emergency justification challenge

Attorney General disputes existence of actual emergency:

The operational disruption concerns

Police Chief warns of public safety impact:

The constitutional stakes

Schwalb frames case as threat to D.C. self-governance:

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