🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reconsider Ruling That Allowed Former President to Send Military Forces to Oregon City The ninth circuit court has upheld a prohibition on deploying state troops in the Oregon city, after a recent legal decision. Appeals Court Agrees to Rehear Legal Matter The federal appeals court ruled on this week that it would reexamine the case concerning the president’s authority with an larger panel of 11 judges. The court also vacated a previous decision from a three-judge panel that had supported the administration. Ongoing Dispute Over Troop Deployment This order represents the latest turn in a long-running legal battle over whether the former president has the legal right and justification to deploy national guard forces in Portland. Approximately two hundred troops have been in uncertainty since the end of September when the deployment effort was started in response to months of protests. Conflicting Arguments The administration has claimed that federal officials at the ICE facility in south Portland were under attack, while city and state officials maintain that municipal police have command of the circumstances. Contrary to descriptions of Portland as “war ravaged”, locals have been sharing videos of scenic paths and a thriving food scene, and organizing activities such as an Emergency Naked Bike Ride against the increased military presence. Court Proceedings The appeals court decision came after a US district judge in Portland issued two legal injunctions this period – one preventing the federal control of the Oregon national guard, and another prohibiting the deployment of any military personnel in Oregon, after efforts to evade the first order by calling up troops from California. On Monday, the appeals court had temporarily suspended the initial decision – permitting command of state troops – but the second ruling remained in place, blocking the actual deployment of the forces. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the issue will be heard “en banc” – with both rulings under consideration together – by a panel of eleven justices. “This decision demonstrates that the truth matters and that the courts are striving to ensure government responsibility. The founding document limits the executive authority, and Oregon’s communities cannot be treated as a training ground for expansive government power,” said the state attorney general in a statement. “The court is sending a clear message: the president cannot send the military into American urban areas without cause. We will continue protecting Oregon’s laws, principles, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding moves forward and our legal battle continues in the judicial system.”