Judges hold lawyer's feet to the fire on National Guard as Oregon slams Trump's 'not accurate' Truth Social post [View all]
Source: Law & Crime
Oct 9th, 2025, 2:38 pm
In a near replay of summertime litigation that followed President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California, a panel of judges on the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals appeared skeptical Thursday as Oregon asked the court to halt the administration's federalization of troops in Portland.
The panel, including Trump-appointed U.S. Circuit Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, and Bill Clinton-appointed U.S. Circuit Judge Susan Graber, heard first from DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric McArthur and second from Oregon Assistant Attorney General Stacy Chaffin.
While the DOJ asserted that judges can't "second-guess the Commander-in-Chief's military judgments" and determinations about the dangers of a "rebellion," Oregon answered that Trump's determinations, even if entitled to "great deference," are nonetheless "subject to judicial review" and must "reflect a colorable assessment of the facts and law within a 'range of honest judgment.'"
How we got here
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, also a Trump appointee, ruled over the weekend that the Trump administration was barred from deploying "any" National Guard troops into the state, the second temporary restraining order issued in two days. Immergut on Saturday blocked deployment of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, reasoning that the administration's determination to quell "violent" protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility was "not conceived in good faith."
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Full headline: 'Such a tortured reading': Judges hold lawyer's feet to the fire on National Guard as Oregon slams Trump's 'not accurate' Truth Social post
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