🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reexamine Ruling That Allowed Trump to Send Troops to Oregon City The ninth circuit court has maintained a prohibition on deploying national guard in Portland, Oregon, following a recent legal decision. Judicial Panel Concurs to Rehear Legal Matter The ninth circuit court of appeals decided on Tuesday that it would reexamine the legal dispute concerning the executive power with an larger group of eleven justices. The court also vacated a earlier decision from a smaller judicial group that had supported the administration. Legal Saga Over Troop Deployment This order represents the latest turn in a protracted legal battle over whether the former president has the authority and justification to deploy national guard forces in Portland. Approximately two hundred troops have been in uncertainty since the end of September when the mobilization attempt was started in due to ongoing demonstrations. Differing Viewpoints The federal government has claimed that government employees at the immigration center in south Portland were under attack, while city and state officials assert that local officers have command of the situation. Contrary to descriptions of Portland as a conflict zone, residents have been sharing footage of lush hiking trails and a vibrant culinary culture, and organizing events such as an protest bicycle event against the “militarization of our city”. Court Proceedings The Tuesday ruling came after a US district judge in the city enacted two temporary restraining orders this month – one blocking the federal control of the state troops, and another prohibiting the deployment of any military personnel in Oregon, after attempts to circumvent the first order by calling up troops from California. On the previous day, the ninth circuit panel had temporarily suspended the initial decision – permitting command of 200 Oregon national guard – but the second ruling remained in place, blocking the actual deployment of the troops. En Banc Review The latest ruling means the matter will be heard by the full court – with both rulings under review simultaneously – by a panel of eleven justices. “This ruling demonstrates that facts are important and that the courts are working to hold this administration accountable. The founding document restricts the president’s power, and Oregon’s communities cannot be treated as a testing site for unchecked federal authority,” said the state attorney general in a statement. “The judicial body is sending a clear message: the executive leader cannot dispatch the armed forces into American urban areas unnecessarily. We will continue protecting state legislation, principles, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding progresses and our legal battle continues in the judicial system.”