🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reexamine Ruling That Permitted Trump to Deploy Troops to Portland The ninth circuit court has upheld a prohibition on sending state troops in the Oregon city, following a latest legal decision. Judicial Panel Agrees to Rehear Legal Matter The federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that it would rehear the case concerning the president’s authority with an larger panel of eleven justices. The judicial body also overturned a previous ruling from a three-judge panel that had supported the federal government. Legal Saga Over Troop Deployment This legal directive represents the most recent turn in a protracted legal battle over whether the administration has the legal right and justification to send state military units in the city. Approximately two hundred troops have been in limbo since the end of September when the deployment effort was initiated in response to months of protests. Conflicting Arguments The administration has argued that government employees at the ICE facility in south Portland were facing threats, while local authorities assert that municipal police have control of the situation. In defiance of characterizations of the city as “war ravaged”, residents have been sharing videos of scenic paths and a vibrant culinary culture, and organizing events such as an Emergency Naked Bike Ride against the “militarization of our city”. Recent Legal Actions The appeals court decision came after a US district judge in the city issued two temporary restraining orders this period – one blocking the federal control of the state troops, and another prohibiting the use of any national guard troops in Oregon, after attempts to circumvent the initial injunction by calling up troops from California. On the previous day, the appeals court had put the first ruling on hold – allowing control of state troops – but the second ruling remained in place, blocking the actual deployment of the troops. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the matter will be heard by the full court – with all decisions under review together – by a group of eleven justices. “This decision shows that the truth matters and that the courts are working to hold this administration accountable. The founding document restricts the executive authority, and local populations cannot be treated as a testing site for expansive government power,” said the legal representative in a statement. “The judicial body is sending a clear message: the executive leader cannot send the military into American urban areas without cause. We will continue protecting Oregon’s laws, values, and autonomy as this case moves forward and our legal battle continues in the courts.”