"A three-judge panel from the appellate court - including two members appointed by Trump during his first term - heard oral arguments Thursday after Oregon challenged the legality of the president's order to deploy hundreds of soldiers to Portland. The administration claims the city has become lawless; Oregon officials argue Trump is manufacturing a crisis to justify calling in the National Guard."
""I'm sort of trying to figure out how a district court of any nature is supposed to get in and question whether the president's assessment of 'executing the laws' is right or wrong," said Judge Ryan D. Nelson of Idaho Falls, Idaho, one of the two Trump appointees hearing the arguments. "That's an internal decision making, and whether there's a ton of protests or low protests, they can still have an impact on his ability to execute the laws," he said."
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize presidential authority to send soldiers to Portland. A three-judge panel that includes two Trump appointees heard arguments after Oregon challenged the legality of deploying hundreds of soldiers to the city. The administration contends Portland has become lawless; Oregon officials contend the administration manufactured a crisis to justify federalizing forces and calling in the National Guard. A ruling for the administration would mark a rightward shift for the circuit and likely produce a Supreme Court clash over limits on domestic use of the military. Judge Ryan D. Nelson questioned judicial review of the president's assessment about executing the laws.
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