🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reexamine Decision That Permitted Former President to Deploy Troops to Portland The ninth circuit court has upheld a ban on deploying state troops in Portland, Oregon, following a latest court ruling. Appeals Court Agrees to Rehear Case The ninth circuit court of appeals decided on Tuesday that it would reexamine the case concerning the executive power with an expanded group of eleven justices. The judicial body also vacated a earlier decision from a three-judge panel that had sided with the federal government. Ongoing Dispute Over Military Presence This order represents the latest development in a long-running legal battle over whether the former president has the legal right and justification to send state military units in the city. Approximately two hundred troops have been in uncertainty since the end of September when the mobilization attempt was started in response to ongoing demonstrations. Differing Viewpoints The federal government has argued that government employees at the ICE facility in the southern part of the city were facing threats, while city and state officials assert that municipal police have command of the situation. In defiance of characterizations of the city as “war ravaged”, residents have been posting videos of scenic paths and a thriving food scene, and planning activities such as an protest bicycle event against the “militarization of our city”. Court Proceedings The appeals court decision came after a US district judge in the city enacted two temporary restraining orders this month – one blocking the federal control of the Oregon national guard, and another prohibiting the deployment of any national guard troops in Oregon, after efforts to circumvent the first order by mobilizing out-of-state forces. On Monday, the ninth circuit panel had put the first ruling on hold – permitting 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 both rulings under review simultaneously – by a panel of eleven justices. “This ruling shows that the truth matters and that the judicial system are striving to hold this administration accountable. The constitution restricts the executive authority, and Oregon’s communities cannot be treated as a training ground for unchecked federal authority,” said the state attorney general in a official comment. “The judicial body is sending a definite signal: the executive leader cannot send the military into American urban areas without cause. We will continue defending Oregon’s laws, values, and sovereignty as this case progresses and our fight continues in the courts.”