🔗 Share this article Court to Reconsider Decision That Allowed Former President to Send Troops to Oregon City The federal appeals court has maintained a prohibition on deploying national guard in the Oregon city, after a latest legal decision. Judicial Panel Concurs to Reconsider Case The ninth circuit court of appeals decided on this week that it would rehear the legal dispute concerning the executive power with an larger group of eleven justices. The court also overturned a previous ruling from a smaller judicial group that had supported the federal government. Legal Saga Over Military Presence This order represents the most recent development in a long-running court case over whether the administration has the authority and justification to deploy state military units in the city. Approximately 200 federalized guard members 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 ICE facility in south Portland were facing threats, while city and state officials assert that local officers have control of the circumstances. In defiance of descriptions of Portland as a conflict zone, residents have been posting footage of lush hiking trails and a vibrant culinary culture, and organizing events 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 Portland issued two temporary restraining orders this month – one blocking the federalization of the state troops, and another prohibiting the deployment of any military personnel in Oregon, after efforts to circumvent the first order by calling up troops from California. On Monday, the ninth circuit panel had temporarily suspended the initial decision – permitting control of state troops – but the second ruling remained in place, preventing the physical sending of the troops. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the issue will be heard by the full court – with all decisions under review together – by a group of eleven justices. “This ruling demonstrates that facts are important and that the courts are striving to hold this administration accountable. The founding document restricts the president’s power, and Oregon’s communities cannot be treated as a training ground for unchecked federal authority,” said the state attorney general in a official comment. “The court is sending a clear message: the president cannot dispatch the armed forces into American urban areas unnecessarily. We will continue protecting state legislation, principles, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding moves forward and our legal battle continues in the courts.”