🔗 Share this article Court to Reconsider Decision That Permitted Former President to Send Troops to Portland The federal appeals court has maintained a prohibition on deploying national guard in Portland, Oregon, after a recent legal decision. Appeals Court Concurs to Rehear Case The federal appeals court decided on Tuesday that it would rehear the case concerning the president’s authority with an expanded group of eleven justices. The judicial body also overturned a previous ruling 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 long-running court case over whether the administration has the authority and valid reason to send national guard forces in Portland. Approximately two hundred troops have been in limbo since the end of September when the mobilization attempt was started in response to months of protests. Conflicting Arguments The federal government has claimed that federal officials at the ICE facility in south Portland were under attack, while local authorities assert that municipal police have control of the circumstances. Contrary to descriptions of Portland as “war ravaged”, locals have been posting footage of scenic paths and a vibrant culinary culture, and organizing activities such as an protest bicycle event against the increased military presence. Court Proceedings The appeals court decision came after a federal judge in Portland enacted two legal injunctions this month – one preventing the federalization of the state troops, and another prohibiting the deployment of any national guard troops in the state, after efforts to circumvent the first order by mobilizing out-of-state forces. On Monday, the appeals court had put the first ruling on hold – allowing control of state troops – but the subsequent injunction remained in place, blocking the physical sending of the troops. En Banc Review The latest ruling means the matter will be heard “en banc” – with both rulings under review together – by a group of 11 judges. “This decision demonstrates that the truth matters and that the courts 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 official comment. “The judicial body is sending a clear message: the president cannot dispatch the military into US cities unnecessarily. We will continue protecting state legislation, values, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding progresses and our legal battle continues in the judicial system.”