"Innergut wrote that if the Trump administration's arguments for deploying troops were accepted, it would "risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power-to the detriment of this nation." "This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs," Immergut wrote. "This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.""
"A federal judge has granted the state of Oregon a temporary restraining order, legally prohibiting the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland through at least October 18. The decision comes a week after Trump announced in a Truth Social post he would be sending troops to the "war torn" city of Portland, and six days after the state and city of Portland filed a lawsuit to prevent the deployment, which included the plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order."
A federal judge granted Oregon a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland through at least October 18. The order followed a Truth Social post in which Trump said he would send troops to the "war torn" city and a lawsuit filed by the state and city of Portland seeking to prevent deployment. Judge Karin Immergut found the government failed to prove protests rose to a level requiring National Guard intervention and warned against blurring civil and military federal power. Portland's mayor praised peaceful civic expression. Judge Michael Simon recused and Immergut was assigned the case.
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