🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reexamine Decision That Permitted Former President to Send Troops to Portland The federal appeals court has upheld a prohibition on deploying national guard in Portland, Oregon, following a recent court ruling. Appeals Court Concurs to Reconsider Case The ninth circuit court of appeals decided on Tuesday that it would rehear the legal dispute concerning the executive power with an expanded panel of 11 judges. The judicial body also overturned a earlier ruling from a three-judge panel that had sided with the federal government. Ongoing Dispute Over Military Presence This order represents the most recent development in a protracted legal battle over whether the former president has the authority and valid reason to send state military units in Portland. Approximately two hundred troops have been in uncertainty since the end of September when the mobilization attempt was started in response to ongoing demonstrations. Conflicting Arguments The federal government has claimed that federal officials at the ICE facility in the southern part of the city were facing threats, while local authorities maintain that municipal police have command of the circumstances. Contrary to descriptions of Portland as “war ravaged”, locals have been sharing videos of lush hiking trails and a thriving food scene, and planning events such as an protest bicycle event against the increased military presence. Recent Legal Actions The appeals court decision came after a federal judge in the city enacted two temporary restraining orders this month – one preventing the federal control of the Oregon national guard, and another stopping the deployment of any national guard troops in Oregon, after attempts to circumvent the initial injunction by calling up out-of-state forces. On the previous day, the ninth circuit panel had temporarily suspended the initial decision – allowing command of state troops – but the subsequent injunction remained in place, blocking the physical sending of the troops. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the issue will be heard “en banc” – with all decisions under review together – by a panel of eleven justices. “This ruling demonstrates that the truth matters and that the judicial system are striving to hold this administration accountable. The founding document restricts the president’s power, and local populations cannot be treated as a testing site for unchecked federal authority,” said the legal representative in a statement. “The judicial body is sending a clear message: the president cannot dispatch the military into US cities without cause. We will continue defending Oregon’s laws, values, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding progresses and our legal battle continues in the judicial system.”