🔗 Share this article Court to Reconsider Ruling That Allowed Trump to Send Troops to Portland The federal appeals court has upheld a prohibition on sending national guard in Portland, Oregon, following a recent court ruling. Appeals Court Concurs to Reconsider Legal Matter The federal appeals court decided on this week that it would reexamine the case concerning the president’s authority with an expanded group of 11 judges. The judicial body also vacated a earlier decision from a smaller judicial group that had sided with the federal government. Ongoing Dispute Over Troop Deployment This order represents the most recent turn in a protracted legal battle over whether the administration has the legal right and justification to deploy national guard forces in Portland. Approximately two hundred troops have been in limbo since late September when the mobilization attempt was initiated in response to ongoing demonstrations. Differing Viewpoints The administration has argued that government employees at the ICE facility in the southern part of the city were under attack, while city and state officials assert that local officers have control of the circumstances. In defiance of characterizations of Portland as “war ravaged”, locals have been posting footage of lush hiking trails and a thriving food scene, and planning activities such as an Emergency Naked Bike Ride against the “militarization of our city”. Court Proceedings The appeals court decision came after a federal judge in the city issued two legal injunctions this month – one preventing the federalization of the state troops, and another prohibiting the use of any national guard troops in Oregon, after attempts to circumvent the first order by mobilizing troops from California. On Monday, the appeals court had put the first ruling on hold – allowing command of state troops – but the subsequent injunction stayed effective, preventing the physical sending of the troops. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the issue will be heard by the full court – with both rulings under review together – by a panel of 11 judges. “This decision demonstrates that the truth matters and that the judicial system are striving to ensure government responsibility. The constitution restricts the president’s power, and local populations cannot be treated as a testing site for expansive government power,” said the state attorney general in a statement. “The judicial body is sending a clear message: the executive leader cannot send the military into US cities unnecessarily. We will continue defending Oregon’s laws, values, and sovereignty as this case moves forward and our legal battle continues in the courts.”