November 03, 2025
An Oregon federal judge on Sunday again blocked President Donald Trump from deploying federalized National Guard troops to Portland, finding after a bench trial that the federal government hasn't shown local protests of Trump's immigration policies constitute a "rebellion" or impede agents from executing laws to justify the Guard's deployment.
October 29, 2025
President Donald Trump overstepped the constitutional bounds of his power when he ordered National Guard members to Portland to address a "manufactured crisis," the Pacific Northwest city told an Oregon federal judge on Wednesday at the start of a bench trial to determine whether the deployment passes legal muster.
October 29, 2025
The full Ninth Circuit court will reconsider last week's panel ruling that was poised to allow the Trump administration to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, according to an order issued Tuesday by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Mary Helen Murguia.
October 24, 2025
An Oregon federal judge weighing the potential deployment of the National Guard to Portland on Friday zeroed in on two factors that might distinguish an ongoing court pause on deployment from an earlier restriction that a divided Ninth Circuit panel sunk — the number of troops and the states they come from.
October 20, 2025
The Ninth Circuit recognized in a split panel decision on Monday that President Donald Trump likely acted within his statutory power when he called for Oregon National Guard members to be sent to Portland, granting the federal government's bid to stay a lower court order blocking the deployment as an appeal plays out.
October 09, 2025
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared split Thursday on the Trump administration's bid to preserve its ability to send Oregon National Guard members to Portland, with one judge suggesting the president's decision is entitled to deference and another panelist skeptical that the federal government would suffer harm if the deployment plan is tabled.
September 29, 2025
Oregon officials urged a federal judge to block the Trump administration from sending Oregon National Guard members to Portland, accusing the administration of trampling the law to pick a political fight with another Democrat-led community.