🔗 Share this article Court to Reconsider Decision That Allowed Trump to Send Troops to Portland The federal appeals court has maintained a prohibition on deploying state troops in the Oregon city, after a latest legal decision. Appeals Court Agrees to Reconsider Case The federal appeals court decided on Tuesday that it would rehear the legal dispute concerning the president’s authority with an larger group of 11 judges. The court also vacated a earlier ruling from a three-judge panel that had sided with the federal government. Ongoing Dispute Over Military Presence This legal directive represents the latest turn in a long-running legal battle over whether the administration has the authority and valid reason to deploy national guard forces in Portland. Approximately 200 federalized guard members have been in limbo since late September when the deployment effort was initiated in due to ongoing demonstrations. Differing Viewpoints The federal government has claimed that government employees at the ICE facility 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 characterizations of Portland as a conflict zone, residents have been posting videos of scenic paths and a vibrant culinary culture, and organizing activities such as an Emergency Naked Bike Ride against the “militarization of our city”. Court Proceedings The appeals court decision came after a US district judge in the city issued two temporary restraining orders this period – one blocking the federalization of the Oregon national guard, and another prohibiting the deployment of any national guard troops in Oregon, after efforts to circumvent the initial injunction by mobilizing troops from California. On the previous day, the appeals court had put the first ruling on hold – permitting control of 200 Oregon national guard – but the second ruling remained in place, preventing the physical sending of the troops. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the matter will be heard “en banc” – with all decisions under review together – by a panel of 11 judges. “This ruling demonstrates that facts are important and that the courts are striving to hold this administration accountable. The constitution limits the president’s power, and Oregon’s communities cannot be treated as a testing site for unchecked federal authority,” stated the state attorney general in a statement. “The court is sending a definite signal: the executive leader cannot send the armed forces into US cities without cause. We will continue defending state legislation, principles, and sovereignty as this case progresses and our fight continues in the courts.”