The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Portland National Guard Deployment

By Dmitri Bolt

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that President Trump can deploy Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.

The three-judge panel, consisting of Judge Ryan Nelson and Judge Bridget Bade, two Trump appointees, sided with the administration, while the lone Clinton-appointed judge, Susan Graber, dissented.

“After considering the record at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3), which authorizes the federalization of the National Guard when ‘the President is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States,’” the majority wrote…

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