🔗 Share this article Court to Reconsider Ruling That Permitted Trump to Deploy Troops to Portland The federal appeals court has maintained a ban on deploying national guard in Portland, Oregon, following a recent legal decision. Appeals Court Agrees to Rehear Case The ninth circuit court of appeals decided on Tuesday that it would reexamine the legal dispute concerning the executive power with an expanded panel of eleven justices. The court also vacated a earlier ruling from a smaller judicial group that had sided with the federal government. Legal Saga Over Troop Deployment This order represents the latest development in a long-running legal battle over whether the administration has the authority and valid reason to deploy national guard forces in Portland. 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 claimed that federal officials at the ICE facility in the southern part of the city were facing threats, while city and state officials assert that municipal police have control of the circumstances. In defiance of descriptions of Portland as a conflict zone, locals have been sharing footage of lush hiking trails and a thriving food scene, and organizing activities such as an protest bicycle event against the increased military presence. Court Proceedings The Tuesday ruling came after a US district judge in Portland enacted two temporary restraining orders this month – one preventing the federal control of the state troops, and another prohibiting the deployment of any national guard troops in the state, after efforts to circumvent the initial injunction by mobilizing troops from California. On Monday, the appeals court had put the first ruling on hold – 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 matter will be heard by the full court – with all decisions under consideration together – by a group of eleven justices. “This ruling shows that facts are important and that the courts are working to hold this administration accountable. The constitution limits the executive authority, and local populations cannot be treated as a testing site for expansive government power,” stated the legal representative in a statement. “The court is sending a definite signal: the president cannot dispatch the military into US cities without cause. We will continue defending state legislation, principles, and autonomy as this case moves forward and our fight continues in the courts.”