🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reconsider Ruling That Allowed Former President to Deploy Troops to Portland The ninth circuit court has upheld a prohibition on sending national guard in the Oregon city, after a recent court ruling. Judicial Panel Agrees to Rehear Case The federal appeals court decided on Tuesday that it would rehear the case concerning the executive power with an larger panel of eleven justices. The judicial body also vacated a earlier ruling from a smaller judicial group that had supported the federal government. Ongoing Dispute Over Military Presence This order represents the most recent turn in a long-running legal battle over whether the administration has the authority and valid reason to deploy state military units in Portland. Approximately two hundred troops have been in uncertainty since late September when the deployment effort was initiated in due to months of protests. Conflicting Arguments The administration has argued that federal officials at the immigration center in the southern part of the city were facing threats, while city and state officials assert that municipal police have control of the circumstances. In defiance of descriptions of the city as “war ravaged”, locals have been sharing footage of lush hiking trails and a vibrant culinary culture, and planning activities such as an Emergency Naked Bike Ride against the increased military presence. Court Proceedings The Tuesday ruling came after a federal judge in the city issued two legal injunctions this period – one preventing the federalization of the Oregon national guard, and another stopping the deployment of any military personnel in the state, after attempts to circumvent the first order by mobilizing troops from California. On Monday, the ninth circuit panel had temporarily suspended the initial decision – permitting command of state troops – but the second ruling remained in place, preventing the physical sending of the forces. Full Panel Consideration The latest ruling means the issue will be heard “en banc” – with all decisions under consideration together – by a group of 11 judges. “This ruling demonstrates that facts are important and that the courts are striving to hold this administration accountable. The founding document limits the president’s power, and Oregon’s communities cannot be treated as a training ground for unchecked federal authority,” stated the state attorney general in a statement. “The court is sending a clear message: the executive leader cannot dispatch the military into US cities without cause. We will continue protecting state legislation, principles, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding moves forward and our fight continues in the courts.”