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The National Guard troops are barred from carrying out police duties under the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which precludes the military from carrying out domestic law enforcement.

But this train, liveried in light-blue and with barred windows, offered an escape.

Members of the G20 – a gathering of the world's biggest economies - do not need an invite but can possibly be barred through visa restrictions.

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National Guard members, who are barred by law from engaging in law enforcement, were meant to serve as a visible deterrent, according to Defense Department officials.

On Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office revealed it had been barred from disclosing any details about Hernandez’s death by the court order.

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