🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reconsider Decision That Permitted Trump to Deploy Military Forces to Portland The federal appeals court has upheld a ban on deploying national guard in the Oregon city, after a latest court ruling. Judicial Panel Concurs 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 larger panel of eleven justices. The judicial body also vacated a earlier decision from a smaller judicial group that had sided with the federal government. Legal Saga Over Troop Deployment This order represents the latest turn in a long-running court case over whether the administration has the authority and justification to send national guard forces in Portland. Approximately 200 federalized guard members have been in uncertainty since the end of September when the mobilization attempt was started in due to ongoing demonstrations. Differing Viewpoints The federal government has claimed that government employees at the ICE facility in south Portland were under attack, while local authorities maintain that local officers have command of the situation. In defiance of descriptions of Portland as “war ravaged”, locals have been sharing footage of scenic paths and a thriving food scene, and organizing activities such as an Emergency Naked Bike Ride against the “militarization of our city”. Court Proceedings The appeals court decision came after a federal judge in the city issued two legal injunctions this period – one preventing the federalization of the Oregon national guard, and another prohibiting the use of any national guard troops in Oregon, after efforts to circumvent the initial injunction 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 actual deployment of the forces. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the issue will be heard “en banc” – with all decisions under consideration simultaneously – by a group of 11 judges. “This decision shows that the truth matters and that the courts are striving to hold this administration accountable. The constitution limits the executive authority, and Oregon’s communities 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 unnecessarily. We will continue protecting Oregon’s laws, values, and sovereignty as this legal proceeding progresses and our fight continues in the courts.”