"The 9th Circuit ruling paves the way for the federal government to occupy the city. The ruling, handed down more than a week after the court heard oral arguments from attorneys for the Department of Justice and the state of Oregon, is a legal success for the Trump administration, after courts have blocked or slowed its efforts to occupy other major cities like Los Angeles and Chicago."
"In a statement following the ruling, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, a Democrat, called for the full 9th Circuit to intervene to stop the deployment of troops on city streets. "Today's ruling, if allowed to stand, would give the president unilateral power to put Oregon soldiers on our streets with almost no justification," Rayfield said. "We are on a dangerous path in America.""
The 9th Circuit ruled that President Trump can deploy the National Guard in Portland, potentially allowing federal occupation of the city. Oregon officials, led by Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Governor Tina Kotek, requested an expedited rehearing by the full appeals court to stop the deployment. A district court temporary restraining order currently restricts Guard deployment until a pending decision, and the Justice Department asked that order be dissolved, arguing the appellate ruling should control. The three-judge panel decided 2-1, with two Trump appointees in the majority, marking a legal win after other courts limited similar federal deployments.
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