state governments

When National Guard units are federalized, they operate under the command of the federal government rather than under state authorities.

State governments can sue in federal court to seek injunctions or other relief aimed at blocking or limiting federal deployments of National Guard units or other federal forces within their jurisdictions.

State governments can file lawsuits in federal court to challenge federal executive-branch actions related to domestic troop deployments.

Medicaid is a government health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities and is funded jointly by state and federal governments.

State governments frequently respond to budget shortfalls by reducing Medicaid provider payment rates (reimbursements) as a cost-containment measure.

U.S. federal courts can issue temporary restraining orders blocking federal deployment or federalization of state National Guard forces if the courts determine there is insufficient justification and that deployment could harm state sovereignty.

National Guard units generally operate under state authority and control unless they are federalized under federal law, at which point they come under federal control.

State governments have the authority to redraw U.S. congressional district maps, and redrawn maps can change the partisan composition of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mid-decade redistricting of congressional maps is rare but has historical precedents and can be undertaken outside the regular post-census redistricting cycle.