"Seemingly taking vibe guidance from that opinion, a divided Ninth Circuit panel fronted by Judges Ryan D. Nelson and Bridget S. Bade (take a guess who appointed them!), shot down District Judge Karin Immergut's temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops - over the state's objection - to perform law enforcement duty around the Portland ICE office where a handful of dancing inflatable animals gathered in protest."
"The administration is fully aware that they don't need the National Guard to secure ICE from eight hippies. But they're counting on judges like Nelson and Bade to write opinions establishing that Trump's subjective assessment of "danger" justifies military deployment - precedent that will be ready and waiting when he wants troops at polling places or outside state capitols during vote certification."
A conservative Supreme Court majority signaled tolerance for broad presidential immunity that could enable extreme unilateral actions. A divided Ninth Circuit panel led by Judges Ryan D. Nelson and Bridget S. Bade vacated District Judge Karin Immergut's temporary restraining order that had blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops over the state's objections to perform law enforcement around the Portland ICE office, where a few inflatable protesters gathered. The case is likely to be reheard en banc. The administration appears to be pursuing incremental judicial rulings to validate subjective presidential determinations of "danger" that could permit future military deployments at key civic locations.
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